scorbutic
pronunciation
How to pronounce scorbutic in British English:
UK [skɔ:'bju:tɪk]
How to pronounce scorbutic in American English:
US [skɔ'bjutɪk]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to or having or resembling scurvy
Word Origin
- scorbutic (adj.)
- 1650s, from Modern Latin scorbuticus "pertaining to scurvy," from scorbutus "scurvy," from French scorbut, apparently of Dutch (scheurbuik) or Low German (Scharbock) origin; see scurvy. Scorbute "scurvy" is attested from 1590s, from French.