Scrof″u‐lous (?), a. [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, n.