scrofulous

Adjective Satellite

• afflicted with scrofula
• morally contaminated; - J.D.Hart
  • "denounce the scrofulous wealth of the times"
• having a diseased appearance resembling scrofula; - Farley Mowat
  • "our canoe...lay with her scrofulous sides on the shore"

Adj

• Of, related to, or suffering from scrofula (form of tuberculosis tending to cause enlarged lymph nodes and skin inflammation).
• Having an unkempt, unhealthy appearance.
• Morally degenerate; corrupt.

Examples

• a scrofulous politician