"scarfy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more scarfy [comparative], most scarfy [superlative]
Etymology: From scarf + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|scarf|-y}} scarf + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} scarfy (comparative more scarfy, superlative most scarfy)
  1. (informal) Resembling or involving a scarf. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-scarfy-en-adj-KRuJR9dL Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

Forms: more scarfy [comparative], most scarfy [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} scarfy (comparative more scarfy, superlative most scarfy)
  1. Archaic form of scurfy. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: scurfy
    Sense id: en-scarfy-en-adj-wos4Ah-l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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