- scurviness
- noun see scurvy II
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
scurviness
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Scurviness — Scur vi*ness, n. The quality or state of being scurvy; vileness; meanness. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scurviness — See scurvily. * * * … Universalium
scurviness — noun The quality or state of being scurvy; vileness; meanness … Wiktionary
scurviness — n. condition of being scurvy; spitefulness, meanness … English contemporary dictionary
scurviness — n. Meanness, vileness, baseness … New dictionary of synonyms
scurviness — scur·vi·ness … English syllables
scurviness — vēnə̇s, vin noun ( es) : the quality or state of being scurvy … Useful english dictionary
scurvy — I. noun Etymology: 2scurvy Date: circa 1565 a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes II. adjective Etymology: scurf Date: 1579 arousing… … New Collegiate Dictionary
scurvy — scurvily, adv. scurviness, n. /skerr vee/, n., adj., scurvier, scurviest. n. 1. Pathol. a disease marked by swollen and bleeding gums, livid spots on the skin, prostration, etc., due to a diet lacking in vitamin C. adj. 2. contemptible;… … Universalium
baseness — Synonyms and related words: abjectness, abominability, abominableness, arrantness, atrociousness, awfulness, badness, beastliness, beggarliness, bestiality, brutality, chicanery, coarseness, commonness, commonplaceness, contemptibility,… … Moby Thesaurus
