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      scrofulous
      adjective
      having a diseased appearance resembling scrofula
      morally contaminated
      afflicted with scrofula
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      scrofulascroful- · Latin · swelling of the neck glands; brood-sowosus-ous · Latin · full of, characterized by
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      The word scrofulous breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: scroful, from Latin scrofula (“swelling of the neck glands; brood-sow”); and -ous, from Latin osus (“full of, characterized by”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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