scaly
Covered or abounding with scalesCovered or abounding with scales.
» I'm a scaly, not a furry.
Я скейлі, не фурі.
Meaning
4 sensesCovered or abounding with scales.
a scaly fish a scaly stem
schuppig
чешу́йчатыйčešújčatyj
rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
Composed of scales lying over each other.
a scaly bulb
Resembling scales, laminae, or layers.
чешу́йчатыйčešújčatyj
(South Africa, dated, vulgar)Low, mean.
a scaly fellow
Examples
6 sentencesI'm a scaly, not a furry.
Я скейлі, не фурі.
Some reptiles have a plain body, others a scaly body.
Some sardines are not scaly at all while others are very scaly.
A scaly is like a furry whose "fursona" is a reptile or amphibian.
They said that there are green and scaly merfolk in the sea here.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English scali, skaly. By surface analysis, scale + -y.From Middle English scali, skaly. By surface analysis, scale + -y.
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Forms
scalier, scaliestSynonyms
16 synonymsAntonyms
4 antonymsWord family
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