Good and Scurvy

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Good adjective - Based on sound reasoning or information.

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Scurvy is an antonym for good.

Nearby Words: goodness, goodly, goody

Scurvy adjective - Arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust.

Usage example: after winning the lottery, she was beset by a whole scurvy swarm of con artists, ne'er-do-wells, and hangers-on

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Good is an antonym for scurvy in topics: crude, dirty, poor, despicable, shameful.

Captain Dan & the Scurvy Crew are a Pirate rap crew of good lyrical skill and catchy beats.

Source: Pirate aka: Pirates
This little ditty from IGN's review of the horrendous budget game Extreme PaintBrawl 2: "There is one good thing I can say about Extreme PaintBrawl 2: it doesn't cause cancer, bursitis, or scurvy — at least according to the Surgeon General."

Source: Damned by Faint Praise
For example, if you build the cabbage farm, Anne and Mary will give you a lecture about scurvy and how sailors in their time worshiped vegetables and fruits as a symbol of good luck because of their nutritional values that prevent diseases while on board.

Source: Video Game / Fate/Grand Order

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