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SCROFULOUS Synonyms

There are 12 synonyms of the word scrofulous. (exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the word scrofulous. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for SCROFULOUS

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ailing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• somewhat ill or prone to illness

bedridden
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• confined to bed (by illness)

debilitated
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lacking energy or vitality

diseased
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology

feeble
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness

• lacking strength or vigor

• lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality

• lacking strength

frail
adjectiveadj
adjective

• physically weak

noun

• the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds

• a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)

adjective satellite

• wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings

• easily broken or damaged or destroyed

ill
adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj
adjective

• affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

noun

• an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

adverb

• (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well

• unfavorably or with disapproval

• with difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely or hardly

adjective satellite

• resulting in suffering or adversity

• distressing

• indicating hostility or enmity

• presaging ill fortune

infirm
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality

• lacking firmness of will or character or purpose

poorly
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adverb

• (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well

adjective satellite

• somewhat ill or prone to illness

sickly
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• unhealthy looking

• somewhat ill or prone to illness

unwell
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• somewhat ill or prone to illness

weak
adjectiveadj
adjective

• wanting in physical strength

adjective satellite

• overly diluted; thin and insipid

• (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress

• wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings

• tending downward in price

• deficient or lacking in some skill

• lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality

• (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection

• not having authority, political strength, or governing power

• deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

• likely to fail under stress or pressure

• deficient in intelligence or mental power

Alternatives for AILING

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