Scurvy [adjective]
Definition of Scurvy:
shameful, bad in reputation
Synonyms of Scurvy:
● Outrageous
● Monstrous
● Vile
● Egregious
● Scandalous
● Vicious
● Heinous
● Ignominious
● Hateful
● Notorious
● Shocking
● Disgraceful
● Abominable
● Atrocious
● Base
● Caitiff
● Contemptible
● Corrupt
● Degenerate
● Despicable
● Detestable
● Dishonorable
● Disreputable
● Evil
● Flagitious
● Foul
● Iniquitous
● Loathsome
● Miscreant
● Nefarious
● Odious
● Offensive
● Opprobrious
● Perverse
● Questionable
● Rotten
● Shady
● Sorry
● Unhealthy
● Villainous
● Wicked
● Ill-famed
Opposite/Antonyms of Scurvy:
● Respectable
● Pure
● Perfect
● Innocent
● Nice
● Gentle
● Little
● Good
● Virtuous
● Righteous
● Principled
● Moral
● Glorious
● Dignified
● Pleasant
● Friendly
● Kind
● Wonderful
● Magnificent
Sentence/Example of Scurvy:
That's a scurvy welcome to give a nephew you haven't seen for eighteen years.
But what are you to do when the boys clear out, and—and play you such a scurvy trick?
Salt meat is not so easily digested as fresh provisions, and has a tendency to produce putrid diseases, especially the scurvy.
Isn't there danger of scurvy if we have nothing but salt pork to eat?
I asked shocked, “who would think of such a scurvy trick, sir?”
She had been under my care three years before for sailor's scurvy.
Handel thought the orchestra was just playing him a scurvy trick.
Half the crew of seventy-seven perish of starvation and scurvy.
The Resolution had only three men on the sick-list, and but one of these had the scurvy.
In the middle of summer many of his crew were attacked by scurvy.