SCROFULOUS Synonyms
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 |