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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Scurvy \Scur"vy\, a. [Compar. Scurvier; superl. Scurviest.] [From Scurf; cf. Scurvy, n.] 1. Covered or affected with scurf or scabs; scabby; scurfy; specifically, diseased with the scurvy. "Whatsoever man . . . be scurvy or scabbed." --Lev. xxi. 18, 20. [1913 Webster] 2. Vile; mean; low; vulgar; contemptible. "A scurvy trick." --Ld. Lytton. [1913 Webster] That scurvy custom of taking tobacco. --Swift. [1913 Webster] [He] spoke spoke such scurvy and provoking terms. --Shak. [1913 Webster]