Synonyms for scurvy
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Contemptible — of a person or thing, disgustingly mean; contemptible, despicable, low
contemptible, low, abject, miserable, vile, mean, sorry, worthless, pitiful, despicable, dirty, bad, wretched, shabby, foul, low-down, base, scummy, loathsome, scabbed, filthy, abominable
2. Scabby — affected or covered with scurf (“skin disease causing flakes of skin to fall off”) or scabs; scurfy, scabby…
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Affected or covered with scurf (“skin disease causing flakes of skin to fall off”) or scabs; scurfy, scabby; also, of or relating to a skin disease causing scurf or to scurvy (noun sense 1).
- adj. 2
Of a person or thing: disgustingly mean; contemptible, despicable, low.
a scurvy knave a scurvy trick
Related words
- Word family
- scurvily scurvy-grass
- Phrases
- button scurvy
Example sentences
- scabbed One scabbed sheep infects a whole flock.
By length
- 3 letters
- bad1, low1
- 4 letters
- mean1, base1, foul1, vile1
- 5 letters
- sorry2, dirty2, mangy2
- 6 letters
- filthy2, shabby2, abject2, scummy, scabby, scurfy
- 7 letters
- pitiful3, scabbed
- 8 letters
- wretched2, scabrous
- 9 letters
- miserable4, worthless2, loathsome2
- 10 letters
- despicable4, abominable5
- 12 letters
- contemptible4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sorry2 = 2 syllables).