1. A condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
   "Sailors on long voyages often developed scurvy due to lack of fresh fruits and vegetables";
   - scorbutus

1. Of the most contemptible kind
   "a scurvy trick";
   - abject, low, low-down, miserable, scummy

Derived forms: scurvies

See also: contemptible

Type of: avitaminosis, hypovitaminosis

Encyclopedia: Scurvy