Scrofulous \Scrof"u*lous\, a. [Cf. F. scrofuleux.] 1. Pertaining to scrofula, or partaking of its nature; as, scrofulous tumors; a scrofulous habit of body. 2. Diseased or affected with scrofula. Scrofulous persons can never be duly nourished. --Arbuthnot. -- {Scorf"u*lous*ly}, adv. -- {Scrof"u*lous*ness}, n.