What does scaly mean?

Definitions for scaly
ˈskeɪ lisca·ly

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word scaly.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. lepidote, leprose, scabrous, scaly, scurfyadjective

    rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf

  2. scaly, scaley, scaledadjective

    having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles

Wiktionary

  1. scalyadjective

    Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish.

  2. scalyadjective

    Resembling scales, laminae, or layers.

  3. scalyadjective

    (South African) Mean; low; as, a scaly fellow.

  4. scalyadjective

    Composed of scales lying over each other; as, a scaly bulb; covered with scales; as, a scaly stem.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Scalyadjective

    Covered with scales.

    Etymology: from scale.

    The river horse and scaly crocodile. John Milton.

    His awful summons they so soon obey;
    So hear the scaly herd when Proteus blows,
    And so to pasture follow through the sea. Dryden.

    A scaly fish with a forked tail. John Woodward.

ChatGPT

  1. scaly

    Scaly refers to something covered with or characterized by scales or small, hard, flat plates or flakes typically arranged in overlapping layers, like in fish, snakes, or some insects. This term can also be used metaphorically to describe a surface that has become flaky or peeling like scales.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Scalyadjective

    covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish

  2. Scalyadjective

    resembling scales, laminae, or layers

  3. Scalyadjective

    mean; low; as, a scaly fellow

  4. Scalyadjective

    composed of scales lying over each other; as, a scaly bulb; covered with scales; as, a scaly stem

Anagrams for scaly »

  1. acyls

  2. clays

  3. aclys

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of scaly in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of scaly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of scaly in a Sentence

  1. Michel Milinkovitch:

    This study potentially establishes a link between a human pathological condition and the skin of African elephants, strikingly, we show strong similarities between the normal skin morphology of African elephants and that of humans affected by' ichthyosis vulgaris,' a common genetic disorder affecting about 1 in 250 people that is known to impact shedding of the skin and cause dry, scaly skin.

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