Both Uses of
scurvy
in
Measure for Measure
- But yesternight, my lord, she and that friar, I saw them at the prison: a saucy friar, A very scurvy fellow.†
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- I know him for a man divine and holy; Not scurvy, nor a temporary meddler, As he's reported by this gentleman; And, on my trust, a man that never yet Did, as he vouches, misreport your grace.†
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Definition:
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(scurvy) a disease caused by vitamin C deficiency; symptoms include spots on the skin, spongy gums, and bleeding from all mucous membranes