scorbutic

English

Alternative forms

• scorbutical

Etymology

From early (deprecated template usage) [etyl] New Latin scorbuticus (“pertaining to scurvy”), from scorbutus (“scurvy”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French scorbut, of Germanic origins.

Adjective

scorbutic (comparative more scorbutic, superlative most scorbutic)

1. Of, pertaining to, or suffering from scurvy.

Antonyms

• antiscorbutic

Derived terms

• scorbic
• scorbutically