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scalled

scalled is the alternative spelling of scald.

Meaning of scald

Adjective

scald (comparative more scald, superlative most scald)

  1. (obsolete) Affected with the scab; scabby.
    • and let us knog our / prains together to be revenge on this same scald, scurvy, / cogging companion,1599, William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor, act III, scene i, line 110
    Synonyms:
    scalled, roynish
  2. (obsolete) Paltry; worthless.
    • Would it not grieue a King to be so abuſ’d?
      And haue a thouſand horſmen tane away?
      And which is worſe to haue his Diadem
      Sought for by ſuch ſcalde knaues as loue him not?c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
    Synonyms:
    contemptible

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Synonyms of scalled

Forms of scalled

comparativemore scalled
superlativemost scalled

Words formed from scalled

  • scalled head

Questions about scalled

What is scalled the alternative spelling of?
Scalled is the alternative spelling of scald.

Words near scalled in the dictionary

  1. Scallan
  2. Scallans
  3. scallawag
  4. scallawaggery
  5. scallawags
  6. scalled
  7. scallie
  8. scallies
  9. scallion
  10. scallion pancake
  11. scallion pancakes

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