adj. 卑鄙的，下流的 (scurvy的变形)

Scurvy \Scur"vy\, a. [Compar. {Scurvier}; superl. {Scurviest}.]
[From {Scurf}; cf. {Scurvy}, n.]
1. Covered or affected with scurf or scabs; scabby; scurfy;
specifically, diseased with the scurvy. ``Whatsoever man .
. . be scurvy or scabbed.'' --Lev. xxi. 18, 20.

2. Vile; mean; low; vulgar; contemptible. ``A scurvy trick.''
--Ld. Lytton.

That scurvy custom of taking tobacco. --Swift.

[He] spoke spoke such scurvy and provoking terms.
--Shak.