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scrofulously

scrofulously adverb: morally degenerate; corrupt.

Adverb

scrofulously (comparative more scrofulously, superlative most scrofulously)

  1. morally degenerate; corrupt

Forms of scrofulously

comparativemore scrofulously
superlativemost scrofulously

Origin of scrofulously

From scrofulous + -ly.

Questions about scrofulously

What does scrofulously mean?
Scrofulously means morally degenerate; corrupt.
What part of speech is scrofulously?
Scrofulously is an adverb.

Words near scrofulously in the dictionary

  1. scrofulo-tuberculous
  2. scrofuloderma
  3. scrofuloses
  4. scrofulosis
  5. scrofulous
  6. scrofulously
  7. scrofulousness
  8. scrofulæ
  9. scrog
  10. scroggin
  11. Scroggins

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