Definition for Scurvy:

• A disease like purpura, due to improper food.

Synonyms for Scurvy:

• adj.

  •cheap (adjective)
  • despicable,
  • tawdry,
  • shabby,
  • mean,
  • dishonest,
  • beggarly,
  • abject,
  • vile,
  • pitiable,
  • base.
  •contemptible (adjective)
  • heel,
  • ignominious,
  • degenerate,
  • wretched,
  • unworthy,
  • crass,
  • sad,
  • scummy,
  • disgusting,
  • lowest,
  • inferior,
  • odious,
  • worthless,
  • bad,
  • outcast,
  • abominable,
  • hateful,
  • poor,
  • abhorrent,
  • detestable,
  • paltry.
  •dirty (adjective)
  • lewd,
  • ribald,
  • unchaste,
  • scatological,
  • nasty,
  • salacious,
  • smutty,
  • unclean,
  • blue,
  • off-color,
  • immoral,
  • vulgar,
  • uncleanly,
  • coarse,
  • impure,
  • indecent.
  •disreputable (adjective)
  • libidinous,
  • in low esteem,
  • inglorious,
  • vicious,
  • dissolute,
  • derogatory,
  • licentious,
  • unprincipled,
  • notorious,
  • discreditable,
  • shoddy,
  • shameful,
  • in the doghouse,
  • shocking,
  • disgraceful,
  • disorderly,
  • shady,
  • scandalous,
  • infamous,
  • in bad,
  • opprobrious,
  • no good.
  •filthy (adjective)
  • depraved,
  • offensive,
  • pornographic,
  • foul,
  • bawdy,
  • suggestive,
  • corrupt,
  • raunchy.
  •ignoble (adjective)
  • menial,
  • modest,
  • degraded,
  • wrong,
  • unwashed,
  • dastardly,
  • servile,
  • simple,
  • heinous,
  • peasant,
  • ordinary,
  • petty,
  • wicked,
  • craven,
  • plain,
  • common,
  • humble,
  • rotten,
  • baseborn,
  • dishonorable,
  • plebeian.
  •pinching (adjective)
  • penny-pinching,
  • Hard-fisted,
  • tight.
  •pitiable (adjective)
  • rueful,
  • ruthful.
  •pitiful (adjective)
  • distressed,
  • compassionate,
  • commiserative,
  • heartbreaking,
  • moving,
  • grievous,
  • affecting,
  • distressing,
  • tearful,
  • joyless,
  • comfortless,
  • afflicted,
  • touching,
  • suffering,
  • heartrending,
  • dismal,
  • mournful,
  • cheerless,
  • insignificant,
  • stirring,
  • inadequate,
  • Arousing,
  • sorrowful.
  •rash (adjective)
  • mange.
  •sordid (adjective)
  • grasping,
  • small,
  • slum,
  • covetous,
  • ungenerous,
  • avaricious,
  • miserly,
  • calculated,
  • self-seeking,
  • sleazy,
  • dowdy,
  • mercenary,
  • grubby,
  • seedy,
  • slovenly,
  • selfish,
  • small-minded,
  • black,
  • venal,
  • debauched.
  •sorry (adjective)
  • trifling,
  • unimportant.
  •squalid (adjective)
  • horrible,
  • ugly,
  • gruesome,
  • repulsive,
  • fetid,
  • broken-down,
  • horrid,
  • repellent,
  • miry,
  • decayed,
  • reeking,
  • odorous,
  • sloppy,
  • ramshackle,
  • dingy,
  • disheveled,
  • musty,
  • muddy,
  • grimy,
  • soiled,
  • moldy,
  • unkempt.
  •stingy (adjective)
  • near,
  • chintzy,
  • costive,
  • Scrimping,
  • extortionate,
  • Skimping,
  • pennywise,
  • close,
  • illiberal,
  • tightfisted,
  • Pinchpenny,
  • sparing,
  • narrow,
  • Pinching,
  • saving,
  • churlish,
  • grudging,
  • penurious,
  • curmudgeonly,
  • rapacious,
  • chary,
  • economical,
  • Ungiving,
  • close-fisted,
  • acquisitive,
  • frugal,
  • greedy,
  • parsimonious,
  • uncharitable,
  • thrifty,
  • ironfisted.

• n.

  •
  • anorexia,
  • botulism,
  • blood poisoning,
  • appendicitis,
  • anthrax,
  • Alzheimer's Disease,
  • ague,
  • bronchitis,
  • beriberi,
  • altitude sickness.
  •state (noun)
  • scurvy,
  • Scorbutus.

• Other synonyms:

  •petty
  • trivial.

Antonyms for Scurvy:

• adj.

  • cheap
    costly, priceless, expensive, excellent, precious, dear, upper, superior, noble, valuable, sophisticated, worthy.
  • contemptible
    pleasant, likeable, kind, admirable, loved, lovable, nice, honorable, pleasing, admired, delightful, good, respectable.
  • dirty
    honest, upright, sterile, pure, moral, happy, clean, gay, spotless, decent.
  • disreputable
    principled, ethical, respected, reputable.
  • filthy
    chaste, unpolluted, friendly.
  • ignoble
    dignified, high, grand.
  • infamous
    innocent, magnificent, gentle, virtuous, righteous, little, perfect, wonderful, glorious.
  • low
    healthy, strong, polite, rich, well, elevated, prominent, tall, cheerful, increased, above.
  • miserable
    adequate, great, fortunate, elated, glad, advantageous, merry, lucky, generous, sufficient, joyful, wealthy.
  • pinching
    far, away, wasting, unselfish.
  • pitiful
    significant, important, worthwhile, substantial, superb, hopeful.
  • sorry
    unremorseful, unsorry, heartened.
  • squalid
    bright, kept-up, clear.
  • stingy
    liberal, uneconomical, extravagant, wasteful, spendthrift.
  • Other antonyms:
    redoubtable, high-minded, scrupulous, right, right-minded, estimable.

Scurvy Sentence Examples:

• They proved a very valuable supply, and most probably prevented the men from suffering, as their officers did, from that fearful malady the scurvy.

• This day the carpenter, who has long been ill of scurvy, fitted the shallop to carry all the goods and furniture aboard the ship, on shore.

Homophones for Scurvy:

• Schizocarp, scrapheap, scribe, scrip, sharp, syrupy, shrive, scrub, serape, sheriff, sorb, saccharify, sugar pea, sakharov, scrape up, scrap, scrappy, scruff, survive, servo, square off, swerve, scurfy, serif, scare off, scarify, scrubby, scrapie, scrape, sherpa, scruffy, scarp, screwup, screw up, serf, sirup, scarf, swear off, shrub, syrup, survey, seraph, seriph, serve, sharpie, soar up, Sus Scrofa, serbia, scrape by, scarab, sharpy, surf, serb, skiagraph, shore up, serve up, skiagraphy, scurf, shrubby, scorpio, sarape, scrub up, square up.

Hyponym for Scurvy:

• n.

  • state
    avitaminosis, hypovitaminosis.