SCORBU'TIC, SCORBU'TICAL, adjective [Latin scorbutus, the scurvy. See Scurf, Scurvy.] 1. Affected or diseased with scurvy; as a scorbutic person. 2. Pertaining to scurvy, or partaking of its nature; as scorbutic complaints or symptoms. 3. Subject to scurvy; as a scorbutic habit.
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