scrofulous
- adjective
- /ˈskroʊfjələs/
- Offensive
:
enfermizo
- The human forms have grown horrific—their faces scrofulous with lichens, arms and legs scattered or stolen.
Examples
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Her scrofulous demeanor suggested a life filled with hardship and corruption.
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The art exhibition featured a painting that depicted a scrofulous figure, symbolizing decay and moral decline.
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Arrived this day out of emptiness, some scrofulous itinerant with his remedy for universal mischief.
Fiction book (1991) -
The abandoned building had scrofulous walls covered in peeling paint and mold.
Synonyms
9
8.9
Very bad or mean and deserving strong dislike
5
8.3
Having very bad character and doing dishonest things
4
8.6
Dirty and unpleasant, like a place with sticky floors
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7.7
Dirty and untidy in appearance
Dishonest and cruel in ways that hurt others
Antonyms
Compounds
- Archaic
Swollen lumps in the neck caused by an infection, often tuberculosis
How Diseased
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Because the disease made people look thin, weak, or dirty, scrofulous also came to mean 'having a diseased or unhealthy appearance'.