scurfier
scurfier is the comparative form of scurfy.
Meaning of scurfy
Adjective
scurfy (comparative scurfier, superlative scurfiest)
- Characterized by scurf; covered with scurf.
- Many of these natives, especially the lower classes, and fishermen, have their skins disfigured in a singular manner, by a sort of scurfy disease, similar to the ring-worm, or rather to a person whose skin was peeling off from the effects of the sun.1848 December, “Pacific Ocean: The Island of Bornabi”, in The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle, volume 17, number 12, page 647
Questions about scurfier
- What is scurfier the comparative form of?
- Scurfier is the comparative form of scurfy.
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