Scorbutic

Alternative forms

• scorbutical

Origin

From early New Latin scorbuticus ("pertaining to scurvy"), from scorbutus ("scurvy"), from French scorbut, of Germanic origins.

Full definition of scorbutic

Adjective

1. Of, pertaining to, or suffering from scurvy.

Antonyms

• antiscorbutic

Derived terms

• scorbic
• scorbutically