scrofulousadj.

/ˈskrɒfjʊləs/

Forms: Also 1600s–1800s scrophulous.

Etymology: < scrofula n. + -ous suffix. Compare French scrofuleux.

1. Caused by, or of the nature of scrofula.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > eruptive diseases > [adjective] > affected with scrofula > caused by

scrofulous1639

scrofulodermic1899

1639 J. Woodall Treat. Gangrena in Surgeons Mate (rev. ed.) 395 A body having Struma, or scrupulous [sic] tumours.

1732 J. Arbuthnot Pract. Rules of Diet iv. 386 The English Consumptions, generally speaking, proceed from a scrophulous Disposition.

1856 T. B. Macaulay Biogr. 78 (Johnson) He had inherited from his ancestors a scrofulous taint.

figurative.1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 582 Excess, the scrofulous and itchy plague That seizes first the opulent [etc.].

2. Affected with, or suffering from, scrofula.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > eruptive diseases > [adjective] > affected with scrofula

strumous1583

strumatic1656

king's-evil'd1702

king's-evilly1706

scrofulous1711

strumose1850

strumiferous1860

scrofulitic1866

strumatous1894

1711 J. Swift Argument abolishing Christianity in Misc. Prose & Verse 162 What would become of the Race of Men in the next Age, if we had nothing to trust to beside the Scrophulous consumptive Production furnished by our Men of Wit and Pleasure?

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. xiv. 479 Charles once handled a scrofulous Quaker, and made him a healthy man and a sound Church~man in a moment.

3. transferred. Having the appearance of being affected with scrofula.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > eruptive diseases > [adjective] > affected with scrofula > having appearance of

scrofulous1837

1837 P. Keith Bot. Lexicon 79 The punctured leaf assumes a wrinkled, reddish, and scrofulous appearance.

4. figurative. Of literature, etc.: Morally corrupt.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > corruption > [adjective]

sickc960

foulOE

unwholec1000

thewlessa1327

corrupt1340

viciousc1340

unwholesomec1374

infecta1387

rustyc1390

unsound?a1400

rottenc1400

rotten-heartedc1405

cankereda1450

infectedc1449

wasted1483

depravate?1520

poisoned1529

deformed1555

poisonous1555

reprobate1557

corrupted1563

prave1564

base-minded1573

tainted1577

Gomorrhean1581

vice-like1589

depraved1593

debauched1598

deboshedc1598

tarish1601

sunk1602

speckled1603

deboist1604

diseased1608

ulcerous1611

vitial1614

debauchc1616

deboise1632

pravous1653

depravea1711

unhealthy1821

scrofulous1842

septic1914

society > morality > moral evil > moral or spiritual degeneration > [adjective] > corrupted or corrupt

foul-stinkingOE

unwholesomec1374

corruptc1380

rotten1395

infecta1398

unsound?a1400

rotten-heartedc1405

infectedc1449

fly-blown1528

reprobate1531

corrupped1533

corrupted1563

poisoned1567

abusive?1585

debauched1598

deboshedc1598

deboist1604

debauchc1616

deboise1632

scrofulous1842

1842 R. Browning Soliloquy Spanish Cloister viii Or, my scrofulous French novel On grey paper with blunt type!

1866 G. W. Thornbury Greatheart III. 328 Eight or ten numbers of the most scrofulous of the French novels.

1889 Church Times 28 June 593/2 Holywell-street was re-named ‘Booksellers'-row’ because of its scrofulous reputation.

Derivatives

ˈscrofulously adv.

ΚΠ

1847–54 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Scrofulously.

ˈscrofulousness n.

ΚΠ

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Scrofulousness.

1894 G. M. Gould Illustr. Dict. Med. Scrofulousness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	scrofulous
释义	scrofulousadj. /ˈskrɒfjʊləs/ Forms: Also 1600s–1800s scrophulous. Etymology: < scrofula n. + -ous suffix. Compare French scrofuleux. 1. Caused by, or of the nature of scrofula. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > eruptive diseases > [adjective] > affected with scrofula > caused by scrofulous1639 scrofulodermic1899 1639 J. Woodall Treat. Gangrena in Surgeons Mate (rev. ed.) 395 A body having Struma, or scrupulous [sic] tumours. 1732 J. Arbuthnot Pract. Rules of Diet iv. 386 The English Consumptions, generally speaking, proceed from a scrophulous Disposition. 1856 T. B. Macaulay Biogr. 78 (Johnson) He had inherited from his ancestors a scrofulous taint. figurative.1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 582 Excess, the scrofulous and itchy plague That seizes first the opulent [etc.]. 2. Affected with, or suffering from, scrofula. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > eruptive diseases > [adjective] > affected with scrofula strumous1583 strumatic1656 king's-evil'd1702 king's-evilly1706 scrofulous1711 strumose1850 strumiferous1860 scrofulitic1866 strumatous1894 1711 J. Swift Argument abolishing Christianity in Misc. Prose & Verse 162 What would become of the Race of Men in the next Age, if we had nothing to trust to beside the Scrophulous consumptive Production furnished by our Men of Wit and Pleasure? 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. xiv. 479 Charles once handled a scrofulous Quaker, and made him a healthy man and a sound Church~man in a moment. 3. transferred. Having the appearance of being affected with scrofula. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > eruptive diseases > [adjective] > affected with scrofula > having appearance of scrofulous1837 1837 P. Keith Bot. Lexicon 79 The punctured leaf assumes a wrinkled, reddish, and scrofulous appearance. 4. figurative. Of literature, etc.: Morally corrupt. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > corruption > [adjective] sickc960 foulOE unwholec1000 thewlessa1327 corrupt1340 viciousc1340 unwholesomec1374 infecta1387 rustyc1390 unsound?a1400 rottenc1400 rotten-heartedc1405 cankereda1450 infectedc1449 wasted1483 depravate?1520 poisoned1529 deformed1555 poisonous1555 reprobate1557 corrupted1563 prave1564 base-minded1573 tainted1577 Gomorrhean1581 vice-like1589 depraved1593 debauched1598 deboshedc1598 tarish1601 sunk1602 speckled1603 deboist1604 diseased1608 ulcerous1611 vitial1614 debauchc1616 deboise1632 pravous1653 depravea1711 unhealthy1821 scrofulous1842 septic1914 society > morality > moral evil > moral or spiritual degeneration > [adjective] > corrupted or corrupt foul-stinkingOE unwholesomec1374 corruptc1380 rotten1395 infecta1398 unsound?a1400 rotten-heartedc1405 infectedc1449 fly-blown1528 reprobate1531 corrupped1533 corrupted1563 poisoned1567 abusive?1585 debauched1598 deboshedc1598 deboist1604 debauchc1616 deboise1632 scrofulous1842 1842 R. Browning Soliloquy Spanish Cloister viii Or, my scrofulous French novel On grey paper with blunt type! 1866 G. W. Thornbury Greatheart III. 328 Eight or ten numbers of the most scrofulous of the French novels. 1889 Church Times 28 June 593/2 Holywell-street was re-named ‘Booksellers'-row’ because of its scrofulous reputation. Derivatives ˈscrofulously adv. ΚΠ 1847–54 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Scrofulously. ˈscrofulousness n. ΚΠ 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Scrofulousness. 1894 G. M. Gould Illustr. Dict. Med. Scrofulousness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1639
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