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Scurvily

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Adverb

1
In a scurvy manner; in a low, disgusting and mean way.
"If the crops turned out ill next year, the people laid the failure at the door of the ghosts, who fancied themselves scurvily treated and had taken their revenge by trampling down the corn."

Adverb

1
in a despicable, ignoble manner wordnet

Etymology

From scurvy + -ly.

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