scaly

scal·y  (skl)

adj. scal·i·er, scal·i·est

1. Covered or partially covered with scales.

2. Shedding scales or flakes; flaking.

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scali·ness n.

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scaly [ˈskeɪlɪ]

adj scalier, scaliest

1. resembling or covered in scales

2. peeling off in scales

scaliness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	scaly - rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf lepidote, leprose, scabrous, scurfy biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms rough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"
	2.	scaly - having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles scaled, scaley zoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals armoured, armored - used of animals; provided with protective covering

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scaly

adjective

1. squamous, squamate, lamellose, lamelliform The brown rat has prominent ears and a long scaly tail.

2. flaky, scabrous, scurfy, furfuraceous (Medical), squamous or squamose (Biology), squamulose If your skin becomes red, sore or very scaly, consult your doctor.

Translations

scaly [ˈskeɪlɪ] ADJ (scalier (compar) (scaliest (superl))) → escamoso

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scaly [ˈskeɪli] adj

(= covered in scales) [animal, tail] → écailleux/euse

(= flaky) [skin] → qui se desquame

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scaly

adj (+er)

skin, creature → schuppig; walls → abblätternd

kettle, pipe → verkalkt

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scaly [ˈskeɪlɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → squamoso/a

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scaly scale