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scalier

scalier is the comparative 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

Questions about scalier

What is scalier the comparative form of?
Scalier is the comparative form of scaly.

Words near scalier in the dictionary

  1. scalid
  2. scalidophoran
  3. scalidophorans
  4. scalids
  5. scalie
  6. scalier
  7. scalies
  8. scaliest
  9. scalily
  10. scalimetry
  11. scaline

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