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SCURFY

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 I. (adjective) 

Comparative and superlative

Comparative: scurfier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Superlative: scurfiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Sense 1

Meaning:

Rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurfplay

Synonyms:

lepidote; leprose; scabrous; scaly; scurfy

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

rough; unsmooth (having or caused by an irregular surface)

Domain category:

biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Having or producing or covered with scurfplay

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

scurf ((botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts)

Derivation:

scurf ((botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts)

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