Associations to the word «Scrofulous»

Wiktionary

SCROFULOUS, adjective. (pathology) of, related to, or suffering from scrofula
SCROFULOUS, adjective. Morally degenerate; corrupt

Dictionary definition

SCROFULOUS, adjective. Afflicted with scrofula.
SCROFULOUS, adjective. Morally contaminated; "denounce the scrofulous wealth of the times"- J.D.Hart.
SCROFULOUS, adjective. Having a diseased appearance resembling scrofula; "our canoe...lay with her scrofulous sides on the shore"- Farley Mowat.

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin