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dandruffy

adj

Etymology

From dandruff + -y.

  1. derived from *hreubaz✻
  2. derived from hrufa
  3. inherited from hurf
  4. suffixed as dandruffy — “dandruff + y”

Definitions

  1. Like dandruff

    Like dandruff; scurfy.

  2. Suffering from dandruff

    Suffering from dandruff; marked by the presence of dandruff.

    • A man in shabby dinner clothes and sleeked-down dandruffy hair came forward, already disapproving.
    • The place was dark and musty, and the same sullen guard lazed about in his dandruffy blazer.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA