1. covered with or resembling scurf; having small flakes or scales on the surface

Examples

• The old paint on the fence was scurfy and peeling.
• His scurfy scalp needed treatment for dandruff.
• The tree’s scurfy bark flaked off in small pieces.
• After the sunburn healed, her skin became scurfy.
• The scurfy surface of the old wall needed scraping before painting.
• The patient’s scurfy skin condition improved with medication.