1. (

• scrofulous

) afflicted with scrofula ;

2. (

• scrofulous

) morally contaminated; "denounce the scrofulous wealth of the times"- J.D.Hart ;

3. (

• scrofulous

) having a diseased appearance resembling scrofula; "our canoe...lay with her scrofulous sides on the shore"- Farley Mowat ;