scrofulous
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
afflicted with scrofula
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
morally contaminated
denounce the scrofulous wealth of the times
Related & opposite
- immoral similar to
Sense 3 adjective
having a diseased appearance resembling scrofula
our canoe...lay with her scrofulous sides on the shore
Related & opposite
- ugly similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | scrofula |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | sick |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | immoral |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | ugly |