"Zarfian" meaning in English

See Zarfian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more Zarfian [comparative], most Zarfian [superlative]
Etymology: Zarf + -ian Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||ian}} + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Zarfian (comparative more Zarfian, superlative most Zarfian)
  1. Of or relating to Andrew Plotkin ("Zarf", born 1970), a writer and critic of interactive fiction.

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