adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Like dandruff; scurfy.
2. 2
   Suffering from dandruff; marked by the presence of dandruff.

   "A man in shabby dinner clothes and sleeked-down dandruffy hair came forward, already disapproving."

Example

More examples

"A man in shabby dinner clothes and sleeked-down dandruffy hair came forward, already disapproving."

Etymology

From dandruff + -y.

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