Scur″vy (?), a. [Compar.Scurvier (?); superl.Scurviest.] [From Scurf; cf. Scurvy, n.] 1. Covered or affected with scurf or scabs; scabby; scurfy; specifically, diseased with the scurvy. “Whatsoever man... be scurvy or scabbed.” Lev. xxi. 18, 20.
2. Vile; mean; low; vulgar; contemptible. “A scurvy trick.” Ld. Lytton.
That scurvy custom of taking tobacco. Swift.
spoke spoke such scurvy and provoking terms. Shak.