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scaley

scaley is the alternative form of scaly.

Meaning of scaly

Adjective

scaly (comparative scalier, superlative scaliest)

  1. Covered or abounding with scales.
    • a scaly fish a scaly stem
  2. Composed of scales lying over each other.
    • a scaly bulb
  3. Resembling scales, laminae, or layers.
    Synonyms:
    leprose
  4. (South Africa, dated, vulgar) low, mean.
    • a scaly fellow

See all 5 meanings of scaly

Forms of scaley

Adjective
comparativescalier
superlativescaliest
Noun
pluralscaleys

Questions about scaley

What is scaley the alternative form of?
Scaley is the alternative form of scaly.

Words near scaley in the dictionary

  1. scalewise
  2. scalework
  3. scaleworm
  4. scaleworms
  5. scalewort
  6. scaley
  7. scaleys
  8. Scalf
  9. Scalford
  10. Scalfs
  11. Scali

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