A renowned tactician, Christopher Columbus once downed an entire pirate fleet by stealing all of their fruits and vegetables, thus giving them scurvy.
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Scurvy
/ˈskɜːvi/
Synonyms for "scurvy" (170 found)
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abjectabominableanemiaariboflavinosisarrantatrociousawfulbadbasebase-mindedbeastlybeggarlybeneath contemptberiberiblackblameworthybrutalcachexiacheapcheesy
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measlymeretriciousmiserablemonstrousnastynefariousnight blindnessnoisomenotoriousobnoxiousodiousoffensiveosteomalaciaosteoporosisoutrageouspaltrypatheticpellagrapernicious anemiapetty
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pitiablepitifulpokypoorprotein deficiencyrachitisrankregrettablereprehensiblereptilianrepulsivericketsrottenrubbishysadscabbyscandalousschlockscootscrubbyscruffyscummyscuzzyseamyservileshabbyshamefulshockingshoddysmallsordidsorrysqualidstrumaterribletoo badtrashytrumperytwo-for-a-centtwo-for-a-pennytwopennytwopenny-halfpennyuncleanunmentionablevaluelessvilevillainousvitamin deficiencywoefulworstworthlesswretchedxerophthalmia
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12 entriesavitaminosisbeingcharacterdiseasedisease descriptorhypovitaminosisillnessinsulting termmedical conditionmedical termpejorative adjectiveperson
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10 entriesbone diseasecadgingival bleedinggingivitisgum diseaserascalscurvy dogscurvy knavesubperiosteal hemorrhagevillain
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10 entriesascorbic acid deficiencydietary deficiencygum diseasehistorical diseasescurvy behaviorscurvy diseasescurvy dogscurvy patientscurvy symptomsvitamin C deficiency
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Tom has scurvy.
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Scurvy, a disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C, long ago plagued sailors who ate no citrus fruits.
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We'll surely avoid scurvy if we all eat an orange.
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