Scaly

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  • adjective. Covered or partially covered with scales.
  • adjective. Shedding scales or flakes; flaking.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Covered with scales; provided with scales; scaled; squamate; scutellate.
  • Scale-like; of the nature of a scale; squamous.
  • Furfuraceous; scarious; desquamated; exfoliated; scabby.
  • In botany, composed of scales lying over one another: as, a scaly bulb; having scales scattered over it: as, a scaly stem.
  • Shabby; mean; stingy.
  • Covered with a scale or incrustation, as a boiler or kettle in which water containing mineral salts which become insoluble on heating has been evaporated.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Covered or abounding with scales.
  • adjective. Resembling scales, laminæ, or layers.
  • adjective. Mean; low.
  • adjective. Composed of scales lying over each other; ; covered with scales.
  • adjective. the pangolin.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish.
  • adjective. Resembling scales, laminae, or layers.
  • adjective. Mean; low.
  • adjective. Composed of scales lying over each other; as, a scaly bulb; covered with scales; as, a scaly stem.
  • noun. A species of yellowfish, Labeobarbus natalensis
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles
  • adjective. rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
  • Word Usage
    "Atopic dermatitis affects 1% to 3% of adults and is characterized by scaly red patches, usually on the face and hands."
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    scalier  scaliest