scrofulous

/skrof-yuh-luhs/US // ˈskrɒf yə ləs //UK // (ˈskrɒfjʊləs) //

瘰疬的,瘰疬,瘰疬性,瘰疬性的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : pertaining to, resembling, of the nature of, or affected with scrofula.
- : morally tainted.

Sheerly by chance, some of those scrofulous churls will have some minor position of power in one institution or another.
He was suffering from a scrofulous ulcer in the neck, and it was a hideous disfigurement.
The European half-castes are not prolific inter se, and they are subject to a scrofulous taint.
Formerly, like other scrofulous persons, I had nearly all that appeared; now I have very few.
This is especially true of two of the most important classes of diseases, namely, scrofulous affections and low fever.
Scrofulous diseases are the heritage of those children who are deprived of a plentiful supply of pure air and light.