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单词 scrofulous
释义 scrof·u·lous
\ˈskrȯfyələs also -räf-\ adjective
Etymology: scrofula + -ous
1. archaic
 a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of scrofula
  < a child, full of scrofulous ulcers — Tobias Smollett >
 b. : afflicted with scrofula
  < handled a scrofulous Quaker, and made him a healthy man — T.B.Macaulay >
2.
 a. : having a diseased appearance
  < our canoe … lay with her scrofulous sides on the shore — Farley Mowat >
 b. : morally contaminated
  < denounce the scrofulous wealth of the times — J.D.Hart >
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