The Collaborative International Dictionary
Scrofulousness
Scrofulous \Scrof"u*lous\, a. [Cf. F. scrofuleux.]
Pertaining to scrofula, or partaking of its nature; as, scrofulous tumors; a scrofulous habit of body.
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Diseased or affected with scrofula.
Scrofulous persons can never be duly nourished.
--Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] -- Scrof"u*lous*ly, adv. -- Scrof"u*lous*ness, n.
Wiktionary
scrofulousness
n. state of being morally degenerate or corrupt