About The Word Scrofulous
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Scrofulous
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What's The Definition Of Scrofulous?
[adj] having a diseased appearance resembling scrofula; "our canoe...lay with her scrofulous sides on the shore"- Farley Mowat
[adj] morally contaminated; "denounce the scrofulous wealth of the times"- J.D.Hart [adj] afflicted with scrofula Synonyms | Synonyms for Scrofulous: ill | immoral | sick | ugly Related Terms | Find terms related to Scrofulous: See Also | Scrofulous In Webster's Dictionary \Scrof"u*lous\, a. [Cf. F. scrofuleux.]
1. Pertaining to scrofula, or partaking of its nature; as,
scrofulous tumors; a scrofulous habit of body.
2. Diseased or affected with scrofula.
Scrofulous persons can never be duly nourished.
--Arbuthnot.
-- {Scorf"u*lous*ly}, adv. -- {Scrof"u*lous*ness}, n.
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