Definitions for scaliness

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

scal•yˈskeɪ li(adj.)scal•i•er, scal•i•est.

  1. covered with or abounding in scales or scale.

    Category: Biology

  2. characterized by or consisting of scales.

    Category: Biology

  3. peeling or flaking in scales.

  4. shabby; despicable.

Origin of scaly:

1520–30

scal′i•ness(n.)

Wiktionary

  1. scaliness(Noun)

    The property of being scaly or of having scales.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Scaliness(noun)

    the state of being scaly; roughness


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