scrofulous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite afflicted with scrofula
  2. adjective satellite morally contaminated
    • denounce the scrofulous wealth of the times"- J.D.Hart
  3. adjective satellite having a diseased appearance resembling scrofula
    • our canoe...lay with her scrofulous sides on the shore"- Farley Mowat

WordNet

Scrof"u*lous adjective
Etymology
Cf. F. scrofuleux.
Definitions
  1. Pertaining to scrofula, or partaking of its nature; as, scrofulous tumors; a scrofulous habit of body.
  2. Diseased or affected with scrofula.
    Scrofulous persons can never be duly nourished. Arbuthnot.
    -- Scorf"u*lous*ly, adv. -- Scrof"u*lous*ness, n.

Webster 1913