Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The state of being scurfy; scurfy condition.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Quality or state of being scurfy.
  • noun (Bot.) Scurf.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The quality or state of being scurfy.

Etymologies

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scurfy +‎ -ness

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Examples

  • Scurfiness, or excessive scurfiness, is the result of morbid action, and may be treated by the frequent use of the fleshbrush or hairbrush, ablution with soap and water, and the use of mild stimulating, astringent, or detergent lotions.

    The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources Anonymous

  • The hair brush should not be too stiff, as this increases the tendency towards scurfiness of the head.

    A Practical Physiology Albert F. Blaisdell

  • Shavenness, featurelessness, emptiness, clamminess scurfiness, formed the outward expression of a town to which people were reasonably glad to come from London in summer-time, for there was nothing in Crikswich to distract the naked pursuit of health.

    Complete Short Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868

  • Shavenness, featurelessness, emptiness, clamminess scurfiness, formed the outward expression of a town to which people were reasonably glad to come from

    Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868

  • Shavenness, featurelessness, emptiness, clamminess scurfiness, formed the outward expression of a town to which people were reasonably glad to come from London in summer-time, for there was nothing in Crikswich to distract the naked pursuit of health.

    The House on the Beach George Meredith 1868

  • It seldom runs on to canker; but the hair comes off round the edges of the ear, accompanied by much heat and scurfiness of the skin.

    The Dog William Youatt 1811

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