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Scrofulous

Definition:

(adjective) Having or showing characteristics of scrofula, a form of tuberculosis affecting the lymph nodes, often used figuratively to describe someone morally corrupt or degenerate.

Senses:

1. (Medicine) Pertaining to scrofula or characterized by its symptoms.

2. (Figurative) Morally corrupt or degenerate.

Sample Sentences:

1. The patient presented with scrofulous swelling in the lymph nodes.

2. The scrofulous politician promised a clean and ethical government, but was later involved in a major corruption scandal.

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