scurvy

adj : of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low

stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable

treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a

scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick" [syn: {abject}, {low},

{low-down}, {miserable}, {scummy}]

n : a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin

C)