(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:54:44

Scor*bu"tic (?), Scor*bu"tic*al (?), a. [Cf. F. scorbutique.] Med.

Of or pertaining to scurvy; of the nature of, or resembling, scurvy; diseased with scurvy; as, a scorbutic person; scorbutic complaints or symptoms.

-- Scor*bu"tic*al*ly, adv.

 

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