scaly

[ skey-lee ]
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adjective,scal·i·er, scal·i·est.
  1. covered with or abounding in scales or scale.

  2. characterized by or consisting of scales; scalelike.

  1. peeling or flaking off in scales.

  2. Slang. shabby; despicable.

Origin of scaly

1
First recorded in 1520–30; scale1 + -y1

Other words from scaly

  • scal·i·ness, noun
  • un·scal·y, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for scaly

scaly

/ (ˈskeɪlɪ) /


adjectivescalier or scaliest
  1. resembling or covered in scales

  2. peeling off in scales

Derived forms of scaly

  • scaliness, noun

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