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Adjective: scrofulous  skróf-yu-lus
  1. Afflicted with scrofula
    "In the past, scrofulous children were often sent to seaside hospitals for treatment"
     
  2. Having a diseased appearance resembling scrofula
    "our canoelay with her scrofulous sides on the shore"
     
  3. Morally contaminated
    "denounce the scrofulous wealth of the times"

See also: ill, immoral, sick, ugly, unbeautiful

Encyclopedia: Scrofulous