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Scur·vy a. [Compar. Scurvier superl. Scurviest.]
1. Covered or affected with scurf or scabs; scabby; scurfy; specifically, diseased with the scurvy. “Whatsoever man . . . be scurvy or scabbed.”
2. Vile; mean; low; vulgar; contemptible. “A scurvy trick.”
That scurvy custom of taking tobacco. --Swift.
[He] spoke spoke such scurvy and provoking terms. --Shak.
scurvy
adj : of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low
stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable
treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a
scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick" [syn: abject, low,
low-down, miserable, scummy]
n : a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin
C) [syn: scorbutus]
[also: scurviest, scurvier]