scorbutic

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or suffering from scurvy.

Opposite
antiscorbutic
OriginNew Latin scorbūticus ← French scorbut ← Germanic →
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Meanings

adjectivescorbutic (comparative more scorbutic, superlative most scorbutic)

comparative more scorbutic · superlative most scorbutic · alternative scorbutical

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
antiscorbutic

Origin

  1. Germanic
  2. Frenchscorbut
  3. New Latinscorbūticus“pertaining to scurvy”
  4. Englishscorbutic

From early New Latin scorbūticus (“pertaining to scurvy”), from scorbūtus (“scurvy”), from French scorbut, of Germanic origin.

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APA

scorbutic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scorbutic

MLA

“scorbutic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scorbutic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scorbutic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scorbutic.

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