scurvy

• Adjetivo desusado o literario que significa despreciable, vil o mezquino; también se relaciona históricamente con la enfermedad del escorbuto.

An old-fashioned adjective meaning contemptible, mean, or despicable; also historically associated with the disease scurvy.

1. Contemptible or despicableC2formal

   Describing a person or action as low, mean, or dishonorable.

   despreciable, vil

   • He played a scurvy trick on his friend.
   • That was a scurvy thing to say.
   • The scurvy villain was despised by all.

   Sinónimosabjectbasecontemptibledastardlydespicableignoblelowmeansordidvile

   Antónimosadmirablehonorablenoblerespectableworthy

• Enfermedad médica causada por la deficiencia de vitamina C en la dieta, que se caracteriza por debilidad, anemia, enfermedad de las encías y hemorragias en la piel.

A medical condition resulting from a lack of vitamin C in the diet, characterized by weakness, anemia, gum disease, and skin hemorrhages.

incontable

1. Vitamin C deficiency diseaseC1formalmedical

   A disease caused by a lack of vitamin C in the diet, characterized by weakness, anemia, gum disease, and skin hemorrhages.

   Escorbuto

   • Scurvy was common among sailors who lacked fresh fruit on long voyages.
   • The patient's bleeding gums and fatigue were classic signs of scurvy.
   • Eating citrus fruits can prevent the development of scurvy.

   Sinónimosscorbutus