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Synonyms: Adjective
cheap, contemptible, cruddy, deplorable, despicable, dirty, grubby, lame, lousy, mean, nasty, paltry, pitiable, pitiful, ratty, scabby, scummy, sneaking, sorry, wretched
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admirable, commendable, creditable, laudable, meritorious, praiseworthy
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after winning the lottery, she was beset by a whole scurvy swarm of con artists, ne'er-do-wells, and hangers-onRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Looking at the jaw, the team saw very strong signs that Louis suffered from a bad case of scurvy, a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C in the diet that attacks the gums and bones. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Fear of Foreign Food May Have Led to the Death of This Crusader King," 26 June 2019 The researchers say that contemporary accounts of Louis’s demise recount the king spitting out bits of gum and teeth, consistent with what was found in the mandible and signs of late-stage scurvy. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Fear of Foreign Food May Have Led to the Death of This Crusader King," 26 June 2019 Battered by storms and racing to find their way back to Siberia after sighting Alaska, the scurvy-ridden crewmen were dying in their bunks while the ship's commander, Vitus Bering, barely clung to life himself. — Anchorage Daily News, "In ‘Island of the Blue Foxes,’ the fraught, unruly mission that led to Russia’s discovery of Alaska," 17 Mar. 2018 The bad guys are all those scurvy, nature-tampering humans. — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, "'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' is the latest and arguably least of the series," 22 June 2018 In the Russian camps, people got sick with scurvy, from a lack of vitamins. — Ben Taub, The New Yorker, "The Boarder," 30 Apr. 2018 To Heidl, the bankers and politicians are the real scoundrels, scurvy in their double-dealing and greed. — William Giraldi, Philly.com, "Richard Flanagan's 'First Person': A ghostwriter who fights lies with lies," 6 Apr. 2018 Still, it’s commonly agreed that skipping vegetables for an extended length of time can cause scurvy — or at least a creeping sense of guilt. — Elisa Ludwig, Philly.com, "Seasonal salads to get you through the February doldrums," 8 Feb. 2018 As the beer began to run out during the Mayflower voyage of 1620, for example, passengers began to exhibit signs of scurvy. — John Perritano, Popular Mechanics, "How the Founding Fathers Made Their Beer," 25 June 2013Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Smallpox was six to seven times more prevalent among black soldiers than white, scurvy was five times higher, while lung inflammation and bronchial diseases were two to five times higher. — Ilene Raymond Rush, Philly.com, "Mutter exhibit recalls how the sacrifices of black Civil War troops advanced medicine," 22 Mar. 2018 Hippocrates reportedly prescribed it to treat blood disease around 400 BCE, and Captain Cook and his crew consumed it to combat scurvy during long voyages. — Kate Dwyer, Bon Appetit, "Your Cheat Sheet For Buying and Eating Every Common Green," 18 Apr. 2017 Though vitamin C wouldn’t be discovered until the 20th century, naval doctors only knew that daily rations of lemon or lime juice helped to curb scurvy symptoms. — Kevin Hopper, idahostatesman, "Gimlet a cure-all for both scurvy and summer heat," 13 June 2017 Hippocrates reportedly prescribed it to treat blood disease around 400 BCE, and Captain Cook and his crew consumed it to combat scurvy during long voyages. — Kate Dwyer, Bon Appetit, "Your Cheat Sheet For Buying and Eating Every Common Green," 18 Apr. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'scurvy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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