What does scrofulous mean?
Definitions for scrofulous
ˈskrɒf yə ləsscro·fu·lous
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Princeton's WordNet
scrofulousadjective
afflicted with scrofula
scrofulousadjective
morally contaminated
"denounce the scrofulous wealth of the times"- J.D.Hart
scrofulousadjective
having a diseased appearance resembling scrofula
"our canoe...lay with her scrofulous sides on the shore"- Farley Mowat
Wiktionary
scrofulousadjective
of, related to, or suffering from scrofula
scrofulousadjective
morally degenerate; corrupt
a scrofulous politician
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Scrofulousadjective
Diseased with the scrofula.
Etymology: from scrofula.
Scrofulous persons can never be duly nourished; for such as have tumours in the parotides often have them in the pancreas and mesentery. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.
English consumptions generally proceed from a scrofulous disposition. Arbuthnot.
What would become of the race of men in the next age, if we had nothing to trust to, beside the scrofulous consumptive production furnished by our men of wit and pleasure? Jonathan Swift.
Wikipedia
scrofulous
The disease mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis, also known as scrofula and historically as king's evil, involves a lymphadenitis of the cervical lymph nodes associated with tuberculosis as well as nontuberculous (atypical) mycobacteria.
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scrofulous
Scrofulous is an adjective used to describe something related to scrofula, a form of tuberculosis affecting the lymph nodes, especially of the neck. Metaphorically, it can also refer to something morally corrupt or degenerate.
Webster Dictionary
Scrofulousadjective
pertaining to scrofula, or partaking of its nature; as, scrofulous tumors; a scrofulous habit of body
Scrofulousadjective
diseased or affected with scrofula
Etymology: [Cf. F. scrofuleux.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of scrofulous in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of scrofulous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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