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Scrofulous Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ous

Scrofulous has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

afflicted with scrofula

2

morally contaminated

"denounce the scrofulous wealth of the times"

3

having a diseased appearance resembling scrofula

"our canoe...lay with her scrofulous sides on the shore"

4

Of, related to, or suffering from scrofula (form of tuberculosis tending to cause enlarged lymph nodes and skin inflammation).

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Rhyming Words
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