scurvily

«scurvily» in Mova's school dictionary: In a mean, unfair or shabby way, as when someone is… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb (no other forms)

meaning for a pupil

In a mean, unfair or shabby way, as when someone is treated badly or let down. tree →

sense in the lessons

in old tales, a person who is treated or who behaves meanly; "so scurvily" means in a nasty, unfair way

examples

• He treated the poor boy scurvily and gave him no food. tree →
• She laughed scurvily at the lost puppy. tree →
• The old man was dealt with scurvily by his neighbours. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «scurvily» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.