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Webster 1913 Edition


Scrofulous

Scrof′u-lous

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
scrofuleux
.]
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.
–
Scrof′u-lous-ly
,
adv.
–
Scrof′u-lous-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Scrofulous

SCROF'ULOUS

, a.
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.