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# scurvily

adverb (no other forms)

«scurvily» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

In a mean, unfair or shabby way, as when someone is treated badly or let down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scurvily/#m1)

### In the lessons

in old tales, a person who is treated or who behaves meanly; "so scurvily" means in a nasty, unfair way

### Examples

- He treated the poor boy scurvily and gave him no food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scurvily/#x1)
- She laughed scurvily at the lost puppy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scurvily/#x2)
- The old man was dealt with scurvily by his neighbours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scurvily/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «scurvily» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scurvily/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«scurvily» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/scurvily.html) on Mova free.