scurry.html - v. & n.
--v.

intr. (-ies, -ied) run or move hurriedly, esp. with short quick steps; scamper.

--n.

(pl. -ies)
1 the act or sound of scurrying.
2 bustle, haste.
3 a flurry of rain or snow. [abbr. of hurry-scurry redupl. of HURRY]

scurry.html - adj.
1 (of a person or language) grossly or indecently abusive.
2 given to or expressed with low humour.

scurrility n. (pl. -ies). scurrilously adv. scurrilousness n. [F scurrile or L scurrilus f. scurra buffoon]

scurry.html - v. & n.
--v.

intr. (-ies, -ied) run or move hurriedly, esp. with short quick steps; scamper.

--n.

(pl. -ies)
1 the act or sound of scurrying.
2 bustle, haste.
3 a flurry of rain or snow. [abbr. of hurry-scurry redupl. of HURRY]

scurry.html - n.
1 flakes on the surface of the skin, cast off as fresh skin develops below, esp. those of the head; dandruff.
2 any scaly matter on a surface.

scurfy adj. [OE, prob. f. ON & earlier OE sceorf, rel. to sceorfan gnaw, sceorfian cut to shreds]

scurry.html - adj.
1 (of a person or language) grossly or indecently abusive.
2 given to or expressed with low humour.

scurrility n. (pl. -ies). scurrilously adv. scurrilousness n. [F scurrile or L scurrilus f. scurra buffoon]

scurry.html - v. & n.
--v.

intr. (-ies, -ied) run or move hurriedly, esp. with short quick steps; scamper.

--n.

(pl. -ies)
1 the act or sound of scurrying.
2 bustle, haste.
3 a flurry of rain or snow. [abbr. of hurry-scurry redupl. of HURRY]