Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scarfy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scarfy
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or involving a scarf.

Informal

adj

Archaic form of scurfy.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"a scarfy shawl"
"It came with a Free Gift! A silk neck scarf in emerald green that Dawn knew she'd tuck away as a keepsake but never wear. She wasn't a scarfy sort of person."
"The next one who came too close to the alley was for Gua Gua. Kind of a badly shaven PLO sympathizer guy with a— What's that word for the Yasser Arafat scarfy thing? I don't know."
"Pigs kept in close quarters may have fair general health, and yet have a scarfy skin, especially on the back, which will leave them when well cared for and allowed more range."

Etymology

From scarf + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: scarf

Usage

Inflected Forms

more scarfy (comparative) most scarfy (superlative)

Questions

What does scarfy mean?: Resembling or involving a scarf.
Where does scarfy come from?: From scarf + -y.

How to pronounce scarfy

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