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Meaning of "scurvily" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SCURVILY

scurvily  [ˈskɜːvɪlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCURVILY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scurvily is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES SCURVILY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of scurvily in the English dictionary

The definition of scurvily in the dictionary is meanly or despicably.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCURVILY


bailey
ˈbeɪlɪ
billy
ˈbɪlɪ
chile
ˈtʃɪlɪ
chili
ˈtʃɪlɪ
daily
ˈdeɪlɪ
easily
ˈiːzɪlɪ
evilly
ˈiːvɪlɪ
family
ˈfæmɪlɪ
heavily
ˈhevɪlɪ
highly
ˈhaɪlɪ
lily
ˈlɪlɪ
necessarily
ˈnɛsɪsərɪlɪ
nervily
ˈnɜːvɪlɪ
privily
ˈprɪvɪlɪ
savvily
ˈsævɪlɪ
silly
ˈsɪlɪ
top-heavily
ˌtɒpˈhevɪlɪ
uncivilly
ʌnˈsɪvɪlɪ
wavily
ˈweɪvɪlɪ
weevily
ˈwiːvɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCURVILY

scur
scurf
scurfiness
scurfy
scurried
scurrier
scurries
scurril
scurrile
scurrility
scurrilous
scurrilously
scurrilousness
scurriour
scurry
scurvier
scurviest
scurviness
scurvy
scurvy grass

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCURVILY

arbitrarily
bodily
extended family
extraordinarily
happily
happy family
Holy Family
luckily
momentarily
oily
ordinarily
primarily
readily
royal family
satisfactorily
Sicily
steadily
temporarily
unnecessarily
voluntarily

Synonyms and antonyms of scurvily in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «scurvily» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCURVILY

Find out the translation of scurvily to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of scurvily from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scurvily» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

scurvily
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

scurvily
570 millions of speakers

English

scurvily
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

scurvily
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

scurvily
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

scurvily
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

scurvily
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

scurvily
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

scurvily
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Scurvily
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

scurvily
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

scurvily
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

scurvily
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Scurvily
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

scurvily
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

scurvily
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झुळुकपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

scurvily
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scurvily
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

scurvily
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

scurvily
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scurvily
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

scurvily
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

scurvily
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

scurvily
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

scurvily
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scurvily

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCURVILY»

The term «scurvily» is normally little used and occupies the 118.055 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCURVILY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «scurvily» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «scurvily» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about scurvily

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCURVILY»

Discover the use of scurvily in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scurvily and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
British Pro-consuls in Egypt, 1914-1929: The Challenge of ...
10. Treated. very. scurvily. The. fall. of. cat. and. mouse. the Cairo Residency seems to me to be as variable as the British climate. (Tyrrell) The rearrest of Zaghhil provoked violence throughout Egypt, especially in Cairo and on the ...
Charles William Richard Long, 2005
2
Cooper's Novels
But let who will own the chief authority,'l take the liber— ty of whispering in your ear that I have been scurvily treated by you—I repeat, most scurvily treated by you all, generally, and by you in particular.” The Pilot started at this strange address, ...
James Fenimore Cooper, William Cullen Bryant, 1854
3
The Plays, Histories, and Novels of the Ingenious Mrs. Aphra ...
And are you sure, Sir, you will venture on me? Bear. Sure--I thank you for that- as is I could not believe my Uncle ; For in this case a young Heir has no more to do, but to come and see, settle, marry, and use you scurvily. Di. How, Sir, scurvily?
Aphra Behn, 1871
4
A Woman Killed with Kindness
They dance; NIChoLAS, dancing, speaks stately and scurvily, the rest after the country fashion. Jenk. Hey! lively, my lasses! Here's a turn for thee! [Exeunt.] 55 [ Scene iii] Wind horns. Enter s1r Charles, s1r francIs, malby, cranwell, wendoll, ...
Thomas Heywood, 1971
5
A Dissertation Upon the Epistles of Phalaris
But what do I talk to him of MSS. who has so little a relish and fense of such things, as to declare deliberately, " That he does not believe the various readings of any book P. 8, " are so much worth, as that Mr. Boyle should be used so " scurvily ...
Richard Bentley, 1777
6
THE PILOT
But let who will own the chief authority, I take the liberty of whispering in your ear that I have been scurvily treated by you — I repeat, most scurvily treated by you all, generally, and by you in particular." The Pilot started at this strange address, ...
J. FENIMORE COOPER, 1872
7
The Broadview Anthology of Restoration and Early ...
For in this case a young heir has no 160 more to do but to come and see, settle, marry, and use you scurvily. DIANA. How sir, scurvily? BEARIEST. Very scurvily, that is to say, be always fashionably drunk, despise the tyranny of your bed, and ...
J. Douglas Canfield, Maja-Lisa von Sneidern, 2001
8
Plays Written by the Late Ingenious Mrs. Behn: In Four Volumes
I thank you for that as if I could not believe my Uncle ; For in this case a young Heir has no more to do, but to come and see, settle, marry, and ufe you scurvily. Di. How, Sir, scurvily ? Bear. Very scurvily, that is to fay, be always fafhionably drunk ...
Aphra Behn, 1724
9
Cooper's Novels: Homeward bound
But let who will own the chief authority, I take the liberty of whispering in your ear that I have been scurvily treated by you — I repeat, most scurvily treated by you all, generally, and by you in particular." The Pilot started at this strange address, ...
James Fenimore Cooper, 1872
10
Cooper's Novels: The pilot: a tale of the sea
But let who will own the chief authority, I take the liberty of whispering in your ear that I have been scurvily treated by you — I repeat, most scurvily treated by you all, generally, and by you in particular." The Pilot started at this strange address, ...
James Fenimore Cooper, William Cullen Bryant, 1859

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCURVILY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scurvily is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Jonathan Shipley's Speech—1774
Indeed, my lords, we are treating posterity very scurvily. We have mortgaged all the lands; we have cut down all the oaks; we are now trampling down the fences, ... «The Moral Liberal, Nov 14»
2
QUENTIN LETTS: Does Mrs Miller the prosaic plodder deserve …
By and large, moaning is liable to make a sketcher feel only more scurvily disposed to a politician. Third, Mrs Miller, in addition to being Minister for Censorship, ... «Daily Mail, Jun 13»
3
Letter that betrayed Irish revolutionary Michael Collins sells at …
The scoundrel Michael Collins has treated me scurvily and I now am going to wash my hands of the whole business. If you accept my offer, please send a man, ... «IrishCentral, May 13»
4
Letter which betrayed 'Big Fella' auctioned for €3800
The scoundrel Michael Collins has treated me scurvily and I now am going to wash my hands of the whole business. If you accept my offer, please send a man, ... «Irish Examiner, May 13»
5
John le Carré: A glimmer of hope amid the darkest vision
There used to be rules they played by, however scurvily, when they thought it necessary. Now, on the evidence of his recent work, the rule book has been torn ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 13»
6
Auction planned for letter which first betrayed Michael Collins to the …
“I have decided to tell all I know of that organisation and my information would be of use to the authorities. The scoundrel Michael Collins has treated me scurvily. «IrishCentral, Mar 13»
7
Wilmington on Movies and DVDs: Beauty and the Beast. Movie …
... and a beauteous heroine (Belle) with a lush soprano voice, a scurvily good-looking villain, and a beast of a hero, so leonine and handsome that he might well ... «Movie City News, Jan 12»
8
Remembrance Sunday: Honour the war heroes but also honour the …
Even in our own times, I have met all too many former British servicemen who have been scurvily treated by the pension authorities, acting in the name of our ... «Daily Mail, Nov 11»
9
The Shores of Tripoli
Reading Ward's alleged declaration, “Here's a scurvy world, and as scurvily we live in it,” one imagines the words on the sneering lips of Geoffrey Rush. «New York Times, Dec 10»
10
I admire the general but he's shot himself in the foot
And a very good thing too, you may say, when this Government has treated the British Army so scurvily. I am among those who has often applauded Sir ... «Daily Mail, Oct 09»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Scurvily [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/scurvily>. Oct 2026 ».
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