Definitions for scalyˈskeɪ li
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
scal•yˈskeɪ li(adj.)scal•i•er, scal•i•est.
covered with or abounding in scales or scale.
Category: Biology
characterized by or consisting of scales.
Category: Biology
peeling or flaking in scales.
shabby; despicable.
Origin of scaly:
1520–30
scal′i•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
lepidote, leprose, scabrous, scaly, scurfy(adj)
rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
scaly, scaley, scaled(adj)
having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles
Wiktionary
scaly(Adjective)
Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish.
scaly(Adjective)
Resembling scales, laminae, or layers.
scaly(Adjective)
(South African) Mean; low; as, a scaly fellow.
scaly(Adjective)
Composed of scales lying over each other; as, a scaly bulb; covered with scales; as, a scaly stem.
Webster Dictionary
Scaly(adj)
covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish
Scaly(adj)
resembling scales, laminae, or layers
Scaly(adj)
mean; low; as, a scaly fellow
Scaly(adj)
composed of scales lying over each other; as, a scaly bulb; covered with scales; as, a scaly stem
Translations for scaly
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
scaly(adjective)
(of fish etc) covered with scales.
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- حَرْشَفيArabic
- люспестBulgarian
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- šupinatýCzech
- schuppigGerman
- skælletDanish
- σκεπασμένος με λέπια, φολιδωτόςGreek
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- soomuselineEstonian
- فلس دارFarsi
- suomuinenFinnish
- écailleuxFrench
- מְכוּסֶה קַשקָשִיםHebrew
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- squamosoItalian
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- 비늘로 뒤덮인Korean
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- skjell-, skjelletNorwegian
- łuskowatyPolish
- فلس دارPersian
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- solzosRomanian
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- koji ima krljuštSerbian
- fjällig, fjäll-Swedish
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- pullu, kabukluTurkish
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