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scrofulous

scro·fu·lous

UK/ˈskɹɒfjʊləs/ US/ˈskɹɔfjələs/ uncommon dated

adjective

1.

afflicted with scrofula

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2.

morally contaminated

  • “denounce the scrofulous wealth of the times” J.D.Hart
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3.

having a diseased appearance resembling scrofula

  • “our canoe...lay with her scrofulous sides on the shore” Farley Mowat
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Origin

Borrowed from New Latin scrōfulōsus. By surface analysis, scrofula + -ous.

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