scaly

English

Etymology

From Middle English scali, skaly, equivalent to scale +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈskeɪli/
Rhymes: -eɪli

Adjective

scaly (comparative scalier, superlative scaliest)

Covered or abounding with scales
a scaly fish

a scaly stem
Resembling scales, laminae, or layers.
(dated, vulgar or South Africa) Mean; low.
a scaly fellow
Composed of scales lying over each other
a scaly bulb

Translations

covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish

Catalan: escamós
French: écailleux (fr)
German: schuppig (de)
Latvian: zvīņains
Occitan: escamós

Old English: scilig, scorfed
Russian: чешу́йчатый (ru) (češújčatyj)
Spanish: escamoso
Swedish: fjällig (sv)

resembling scales, laminae, or layers

Russian: чешу́йчатый (ru) (češújčatyj)

Spanish: escuamiforme

Noun

Wikispecies scaly (plural scalies)

(South Africa) The scaly yellowfish, Labeobarbus natalensis.

Anagrams

acyls, clays

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