Antonyms of adj scrofulous

3 senses of scrofulous

Sense 1
scrofulous -- (afflicted with scrofula)

INDIRECT (VIA ill) -> well -- (in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury; "appears to be entirely well"; "the wound is nearly well"; "a well man"; "I think I'm well; at least I feel well")

Sense 2
scrofulous -- (morally contaminated; "denounce the scrofulous wealth of the times"- J.D.Hart)

INDIRECT (VIA immoral) -> moral -- (concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles; "moral sense"; "a moral scrutiny"; "a moral lesson"; "a moral quandary"; "moral convictions"; "a moral life")

Sense 3
scrofulous -- (having a diseased appearance resembling scrofula; "our canoe...lay with her scrofulous sides on the shore"- Farley Mowat)

INDIRECT (VIA ugly) -> beautiful -- (delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party")

Similarity of adj scrofulous

3 senses of scrofulous

Sense 1
scrofulous -- (afflicted with scrofula)
       => ill (vs. well), sick -- (affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering")

Sense 2
scrofulous -- (morally contaminated; "denounce the scrofulous wealth of the times"- J.D.Hart)
       => immoral (vs. moral) -- (deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong)

Sense 3
scrofulous -- (having a diseased appearance resembling scrofula; "our canoe...lay with her scrofulous sides on the shore"- Farley Mowat)
       => ugly (vs. beautiful) -- (displeasing to the senses; "an ugly face"; "ugly furniture")

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