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scorbic

scorbic adjective: pertaining to scurvy.

Adjective

scorbic (comparative more scorbic, superlative most scorbic)

  1. (dated, obsolete, uncommon) Pertaining to scurvy.

Forms of scorbic

comparativemore scorbic
superlativemost scorbic

Origin of scorbic

From scurvy, scorbutic.

Questions about scorbic

What does scorbic mean?
Scorbic means pertaining to scurvy.
What part of speech is scorbic?
Scorbic is an adjective.

Words near scorbic in the dictionary

  1. Scopus
  2. Scopwick
  3. scopy
  4. scorable
  5. scoracious
  6. scorbic
  7. Scorbus
  8. scorbut
  9. scorbute
  10. scorbutic
  11. scorbutical

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