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Scurvily

Definition: Scurvily

Scurvily

Adverb

1. In a despicable, ignoble manner; "this new leader meanly threatens the deepest values of our society".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "scurvily" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1677. (references)



Synonyms: Scurvily

Synonyms: basely (adv), meanly (adv). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Scurvily

English words defined with "scurvily": Lousily. (references)

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Modern Translations: Scurvily

Language Translations for "scurvily"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

German

  

gemein (abject, abominable, base, basely, beastly, bitchy, caitiff, cheap, coarse, common, cussedly, dirty, disreputable, foul, horrid, horridly, infamous, invidious, joint, low, lower case, malicious, maliciously, mean, meanly, miscreant, miserable, miserably, nastily, nasty, paltry, rascally, reptilian, rotten, scurillously, scurvy, sordid, spiteful, squalid, squalidly, ugly, unkind, unkindly, vicious, vile, vilely, villainous, vulgar, wicked). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

χυδαιώσ, άτιμα. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

aljasul (abjectly, crookedly, foully, nastily). (various references)

   

Italian

  

infame (abject, flagitious, infamous, iniquitous, mean, scurvier, vile, villainous). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

urvilyscay

   

Russian 

  

подло (despicably, meanly). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

vil (abject, contemptible, cur, despicable, foul, lousy, low, low down, lower, mean, mean-spirited, miserable, nefarious, rotten, scurvy, sordid, squalid, vile). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Rhyming with "Scurvily"

Words rhyming with "scurvily" (pronounced 'Scur"vi*ly'): Abandonedly, Abasedly, Abashedly, Abhorrently, Abidingly, Abjectly, Abnormally, Abominably, Aboriginally, Abortively, Abruptly, Absently, Absolutely, Absorbedly, Abstinently, Abstractedly, Abstractively, Abstractly, Abstrusely, Absurdly, Abundantly, Abusively, Abysmally, Academically, Accentually, Acceptably, Acceptedly, Accessarily, Accessibly, Accessorily, Accidentally, Accommodately, Accordantly, Accordingly, Accountably, Accurately, Accusatively, Accusatorially, Accusingly, Accustomably, Accustomarily, Achromatically, Acidly, Acknowledgedly, Acoustically, Acquiescently, Acquisitively, Acridly, Acrimoniously, Acrocephaly, Acromegaly, Acronycally, Acrostically, Actionably, Actively, Actually, Acutely, Adaptly, Additionally, Adequately, Adherently, Adhesively, Adjacently, Adjectivally, Adjectively, Adjunctively, Adjunctly, Admirably, Admittedly, Adorably, Adoringly, Adorningly, Adroitly, Adulterously, Advantageously, Adventurously, Adverbially, Adversely, Advisably, Advisedly, Aerially, Affably, Affectedly, Affectingly, Affectionately, Affectively, Affirmatively, Afflictively, Affluently, Affrightedly, Affrontedly, Affrontingly, Agamically, Agedly, Aggravatingly, Aggregately, Agilely, Agitatedly, Agonistically, Agonizingly, Agreeably, Agreeingly, Airily, Alacriously, Alarmedly, Alchemically, Alertly, Algebraically, Alimentally, Allenarly, Allodially, Allopathically, Allowably, Allowedly, Allusively, Almightily, Alphabetically, Alterably, Alternately, Alternatively, Amatorially, Amazedly, Ambidextrously, Ambiguously, Ambitiously, Amblingly, Ambrosially, Amenably, Amiably, Amicably, Amorously, Amphibiously, Amphiboly, Amphitheatrically, Amply, Anacamptically, Analogically, Analytically, Anatomically, Ancestorially, Anciently, Angelically, Angerly, Angrily, Angularly, Animally, Animatedly, Anniversarily, Annually, Anomalistically, Anomalously, Anomaly, Anonymously, Answerably, Antecedently, Anteriorly, Antichristianly, Anticly, Antiquely, Antiseptically, Antithetically, Anxiously, Apathetically, Apertly, Aphoristically, Apishly, Apocalyptically, Apocryphally, Apologetically, Apostolically, Apparently, Appearingly, Appellatively, Applicatorily, Appliedly, Appreciatingly, Apprehensively, Appropriately, Approvedly, Approximately, Appulsively, Aptly, Arbitrarily, Archetypally, Archly, Arcuately, Ardently, Arduously, Argutely, Arithmetically, Arrantly, Arrogantly, Artfully, Articularly, Articulately, Artificially, Artlessly, Artly, Asexually, Ashamedly, ASSEMBLY, Assistantly, Assumably, Assumedly, Assuredly, Astatically, Astonishedly, Astringently, Atmospherically, Atomically, Attemperly, Attently, Attributively, Audaciously, Audibly, Augustly, Auricularly, Austerely, Authentically, Authenticly, Authorly, Autogenously, Automatically, Autoptically, Auxiliarly, Avaiably, Aversely, Avidiously, Avisely, Awfully, Awkly, Axially, Axiomatically, Backwardly, Badly, Baggily, Bakingly, Baldly, Balefully, Balkingly, Balmily, Baptismally, Barbarously, Barefacedly, Barely, Barometrically, Barrenly, Barruly, Basely, Bashfully, Bastardly, Bawdily, Bayardly, Beamily, Beamingly, Beastly, Becomingly, Befittingly, Behovely, Bellicosely, Belligerently, Beneficently, Beneficially, Benignly, Beseemly, Besottingly, Bestially, Biblically, Bibulously, Biennially, Bifariously, Bigly, Bigotedly, Billy, Bindingly, Binocularly, Bitingly, Bitterly, Blackguardly, Blackly, Blamelessly, Blandly, Blankly, Blasphemously, Blatantly, Blessedly, Blightingly, Blindly, Blithely, Blolly, Bloodily, Bloomingly, Bluely, Blunderingly, Bluntly, Blushingly, Blusteringly, Boastingly, Bobfly, Boilingly, Boisterously, Boldly, Bonnily, Booly, botchedly, botcherly, Botfly, Bouncingly, Bowingly, Boyishly, Braggingly, Bragly, Brainsickly, Brambly, Bravely, Bravingly, Brawlingly, Brazenly, Breathlessly, Brenningly, Briefly, Brightly, Brilliantly, Briskly, Bristly, Brittlely, Broadly, Brokenly, Brokerly, Brutally, Brutely, Bubbly, Buffoonly, Bunglingly, Burglariously, Burly, Busily, Butcherly, Butterfly, Buzzingly, Cabalistically, Calmly, Camously, Candidly, Cankeredly, Cannibally, Cannily, Canonically, Capaciosly, Capitally, Capitularly, Captiously, Carefully, Carelessly, Caressingly, Carnally, Carousingly, Cartographically, Casually, Catchfly, Catechetically, Categorically, Catholicly, Causatively, Caustically, Causticily, Cautiously, Cavalierly, Cavally, Cavilingly, Celestially, Centennially, Centrally, Ceremonially, Ceremoniously, Certainly, Chanceably, Chandlerly, Changeably, Chaotically, Chargeably, Charily, Charitably, Chastely, Cheaply, Cheerfully, Cheerily, Cheeringly, Chely, Chemically, Chidingly, Chiefly, Childishly, Chimerically, Chirpingly, Chirurgeonly, Chivalrously, Choicely, Cholericly, Chorally. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Scurvily

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-i-l-r-s-u-v-y"

-1 letter: crusily.

-2 letters: lyrics, scurvy, sluicy.

-3 letters: curls, curly, curvy, lyric, sulci, surly, virls, virus.

-4 letters: cris, crus, curl, curs, luvs, ruly, scry, slur, syli, uric, virl.

-5 letters: cis, cry, cur, icy, ivy, lis, luv, sic, sir, sly, sri, vis.

 Words containing the letters "c-i-l-r-s-u-v-y"
 

+1 letter: cursively.

 

+3 letters: excursively, reclusively, recursively, vascularity, veraciously, vicariously, voraciously.

 

+4 letters: avariciously, avascularity, chivalrously, discursively, percussively, preclusively, sylviculture, vesicularity, victoriously, vociferously.

 

+5 letters: carnivorously, convulsionary, destructively, instructively, obstructively, sylvicultures.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Scurvily


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

53 63 75 72 76 69 6C 79

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

...    -.-.    ..-    .-.    ...-    ..    .-..    -.--.

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010011 01100011 01110101 01110010 01110110 01101001 01101100 01111001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#83 &#99 &#117 &#114 &#118 &#105 &#108 &#121

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0053 0063 0075 0072 0076 0069 006C 0079

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

5369878488757891

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Translations: Modern
5. Rhymes
6. Anagrams
7. Orthography
8. Bibliography


  

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