Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SCOR-BU'TIC, or SCOR-BU'TIC-AL, a. [Fr. scorbutique, from L. scorbutus, the scurvy. See Scurf, Scurvy.]

1. Affected or diseased with scurvy; as, a scorbutic person.
2. Pertaining to scurvy, or partaking of its nature; as, scorbutic complaints or symptoms.
3. Subject to scurvy, as, a scorbutic habit.