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scurvy

Noun

∙ A disease caused by insufficient intake of vitamin C leading to the formation of livid spots on the skin, spongy gums, loosening of the teeth and bleeding into the skin and from almost all mucous membranes. pathology

Adjective

∙ Covered or affected with scurf or scabs; scabby; scurfy; specifically, diseased with the scurvy.
∙ Contemptible, despicable, low, disgustingly mean.