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]


 scurvier
      See scurvy