"scrofulous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈskɹɒfjʊləs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈskɹɔfjələs/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scrofulous.wav Forms: more scrofulous [comparative], most scrofulous [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin scrōfulōsus. Surface analysis: scrofula + -ous. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|scrōfulōsus}} New Latin scrōfulōsus, {{suffix|en|scrofula|ous}} scrofula + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} scrofulous (comparative more scrofulous, superlative most scrofulous)
  1. (pathology, dated) Of, related to, or suffering from scrofula (form of tuberculosis tending to cause enlarged lymph nodes and skin inflammation). Tags: dated Categories (topical): Pathology Translations (of, related to, or suffering from scrofula): risatautinen (Finnish), scrofuleux (French), escrofuloso [masculine] (Galician), escrofuloso (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-scrofulous-en-adj-BMR5Cbt7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 5 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 78 9 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 78 9 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 8 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 4 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 66 11 24 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 75 11 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 66 11 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 65 10 25 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences Disambiguation of 'of, related to, or suffering from scrofula': 91 4 5
  2. (figuratively) Having an unkempt, unhealthy appearance. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-scrofulous-en-adj-hKlh3XsT
  3. (figuratively) Morally degenerate; corrupt. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-scrofulous-en-adj-Bd6wRNnh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: scrofulously, scrofulousness

Alternative forms

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