[FourteenthProfile]

scrofulous

adj

1: afflicted with scrofula
2: morally contaminated; "denounce the scrofulous wealth of the times"- J.D.Hart
3: having a diseased appearance resembling scrofula; "our canoe...lay with her scrofulous sides on the shore"- Farley Mowat
Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University

[anatolfz]

scrofulous Probably everyone thinks of the Browning poem about this bitter monk who hates one of his brethren and accuses him of secretly reading dirty books with their "scrofulous print" I think it is. In that case shabby because cheap printing job, but also grubby subject matter.

I haven't seen the word in 20 years!

[evad]

"scrofulous "

Hey...he got his own TV show on Sundays now.