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Meaning of "scurvier" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SCURVIER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCURVIER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scurvier is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCURVIER

scur
scurf
scurfiness
scurfy
scurried
scurrier
scurries
scurril
scurrile
scurrility
scurrilous
scurrilously
scurrilousness
scurriour
scurry
scurviest
scurvily
scurviness
scurvy
scurvy grass

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCURVIER

bouvier
brevier
clavier
Cuvier
envier
Francis Xavier
groovier
heavier
levier
nervier
node of Ranvier
Olivier
privier
Saint Francis Xavier
savvier
vier
wavier
Xavier

Synonyms and antonyms of scurvier in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SCURVIER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «scurvier» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of scurvier

Translation of «scurvier» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCURVIER

Find out the translation of scurvier to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of scurvier from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scurvier» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

scurvier
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

scurvier
570 millions of speakers

English

scurvier
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

scurvier
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

scurvier
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

scurvier
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

scurvier
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

scurvier
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

scurvier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Scurvier
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

scurvier
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

scurvier
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

scurvier
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Scurvier
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

scurvier
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

scurvier
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्क्रुरवेर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

scurvier
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scurvier
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

scurvier
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

scurvier
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scurvier
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

scurvier
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

scurvier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

scurvier
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

scurvier
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scurvier

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCURVIER»

The term «scurvier» is used very little and occupies the 160.662 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCURVIER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «scurvier» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «scurvier» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about scurvier

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCURVIER»

Discover the use of scurvier in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scurvier and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Treatise of the Scurvy, in Three Parts
... rotten, the body more fee< ble, and adifficulty of breathing ensites upon using of exercise, exercise. The knees and joints are also contracted. Finally, the. 424. Scurvier. in. flye. Russian. a'rmz'er. Part. Ill. 9781108069984_Page_440.tif.
James Lind, 2014
2
Holden's Dollar Magazine
Far scurvier vermin these — my biped game — Rats znaw but books — these gnaw the author's fame- Holding Parnassus as a mammoth cheese. Which, climbing not, they nibble as they* please, And plying tooth and claw so fast and well.
‎1849
3
Some Cautions offered to the consideration of those who are ...
_In short, if his dependance is not very great, it wrll make him a scurvy officer -, if it is great, it Will make him a scurvier member. I cannot omit giving a caution against admitting men to be chosen, who are professed constitution menders.
England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons, 1761
4
Poems
But would not one believe that ome sneering Mephistopelcs, willing to pull down " God Al- nighty's gentlemen," had sought to supply the images of their heraldry with a scurvier gloss ; e. g. a Lady Patroness with an fcgis, that gives more stones  ...
Thomas Hood, 1846
5
LIFE
The real problem is the game's missionary complex, dating back to the days when ballplayers couldn't eat in decent restaurants and were considered slightly scurvier than actors. If anyone from that era had been told baseball and organized ...
6
Prose and verse
But would not one believe that some sneering Mephistopeles, willing to pull down " God Almighty's gentlemen," had sought to supply the images of their heraldry with a scurvier gloss ; e. g. a Lady Patroness with an tegis, that gives more ...
Thomas Hood, 1857
7
The Afterpiece to the Comedy of Convocation: In Two Scenes
He was served as scurvy sauce under Henry VI., and a good deal scurvier under Edward IV.t But let that pass. To return to O'Kaye : — The Hibernico-Roman Succession was not the only modern schismatical intrusion : the Anglo-Roman was ...
Edward Josiah Stearns, 1870
8
The Continental Monthly
... road of the mad North-wind ; little care for your pitiful perversions of health and truth into scurvy jests or still scurvier blushes, wherever life takes new form as life, ever begetting through the endless chain of being. There is no learning a little ...
‎1862
9
The Magdalen, and Other Tales
Idef'y fortune to serve me a scurvier trick!” exclaimed Theodore, the tears half starting into his eyes. He little knew the lady whose ingenuity he was braving. e looked now at one side of' the paper, and now at the other, thinking all the while of ...
James Sheridan Knowles, 1833
10
The Captain's Lady (Mills & Boon Love Inspired Historical)
And a scurvier bunch I've never seen.” He grimaced. “Forgive me.” She laughed softly. “I am not so fragile that I cannot bear such words. My brothers—” “Lady Marianne.” Blevins marched into the library wearing his usual black livery, but his  ...
Louise M. Gouge, 2013

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCURVIER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scurvier is used in the context of the following news items.
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Supervisor Miller's antics hearkens back to bad ol' days of Moore …
Miller has aligned herself with some of the scurvier elements of the local GOP and several bottom-feeding talk show hosts. She was flanked at a recent ... «Inside Tucson Business, Dec 13»
2
Anonymous: movie review
Cecil's son Robert (Edward Hogg) is even scurvier than his dad, plus he has a hunchback – the inspiration, apparently, for Shakespeare's, I mean de Vere's ... «Christian Science Monitor, Oct 11»
3
WILMINGTON ON DVD: Fish Tank, Sweet Smell of Success …
... of its scurvier but nevertheless fashionable and influential denizens: megalomaniac star gossip columnist J. J. Hunsecker (Burt Lancaster) and one of his more ... «Movie City News, Feb 11»
4
Girls' school of hard knocks in 'St. Trinian's'
Also on hand is Russell Brand, whose character, Flash Harry, was a scurvier knave in the original film. Harry may have softened, but conditions at the school ... «Newsday, Oct 09»
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Let Us Now Praise The Son of a Bitch
... Ned Pepper, accompanied by three even scurvier compadres. They're all on horseback. Rooster is separated from the scurvies by a hundred yards of flatland. «Esquire, Jun 08»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Scurvier [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/scurvier>. Apr 2024 ».
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