scrofulous
/ˈskrɑfjələs/
adjective
- Relating to or affected by scrofula.
- Scrofulous patients were often isolated in sanatoriums in the 19th century.
- He had a scrofulous appearance that worried the village doctor.
- The old medical text described scrofulous swellings in the neck.
- Morally corrupt or degenerate; having a low, dishonest character.
- The scrofulous politician was caught taking bribes from several companies.
- She refused to do business with such a scrofulous individual.
- The novel's villain was a scrofulous man who cared only for money.
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