Definition of Scurviest

1. Adjective. (superlative of scurvy lang=English POS=adjective) ¹

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Definition of Scurviest

1. scurvy [adj] - See also: scurvy

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scurviest

scurries
scurril
scurrile
scurrilities
scurrility
scurrilous
scurrilously
scurrilousness
scurring
scurrit
scurry
scurrying
scurs
scurvier
scurvies
scurviest (current term)
scurvily
scurviness
scurvinesses
scurvy
scurvy rickets
scuse
scused
scuses
scusing
scut monkey
scut monkeys

Literary usage of Scurviest

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe (1888)
"... and these were likely to be the lowest, grimmest, scurviest defendants and witnesses in the history of criminal justice. For fifty years, at least, ..."

2. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1875)
"It is the scurviest thing ever heard of." " And you must remember, sir, if you please, that from his childhood upward, indeed ever since he could move on ..."

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