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skaly

skaly is the obsolete spelling 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

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Questions about skaly

What is skaly the obsolete spelling of?
Skaly is the obsolete spelling of scaly.

Words near skaly in the dictionary

  1. Skalski
  2. Skalskis
  3. Skalsky
  4. Skalskys
  5. Skaluba
  6. skaly
  7. Skamandrios
  8. Skamania
  9. Skamania County
  10. skamtebord
  11. skamtebords

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