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Definition of bevy - a large group of people or things of a particular kind, a group of roe deer, quails, or larks Definition of bevy - a large group of people or things of a particular kind, a group of roe deer, quails, or larks
scurvy - noun 1. a medical condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C), characterized by spongy and bleeding gums, bleeding under the skin, and extreme weakness. adjective 1. contemptible; despicable; mean. Example: a scurvy trick. In pirate movies you'd hear the pirate captain refer to his crew as a scurvy rabble or something like that. He didn't necessarily mean they were suffering from VitaminC defeciency. He usually meant they were a group of bad, contemptible men.