scorbutic
scor·bu·tic
adj \skȯr-ˈbyü-tik\Definition of SCORBUTIC
: of, relating to, producing, or affected with scurvy
Origin of SCORBUTIC
New Latin scorbuticus, from scorbutus scurvy, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old English scurf scurf
First Known Use: 1655
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