scrofulous

scrofulous is a 10-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Pertaining to scrofula, or partaking of its nature; as, scrofulous tumors; a scrofulous habit of body. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 19 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Pertaining to scrofula, or partaking of its nature; as, scrofulous tumors; a scrofulous habit of body.
2. adjective. Diseased or affected with scrofula.
3. adjective. having a diseased appearance resembling scrofula- Farley Mowat

   "our canoe...lay with her scrofulous sides on the shore"

4. adjective. morally contaminated- J.D.Hart

   "denounce the scrofulous wealth of the times"

5. adjective. afflicted with scrofula

Common word forms

scrofulously, scrofulousness

Words from these letters

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