scaly C2 Topic:Mathematics & Measurement US /ˈskeɪli/ See IPA manual Freq #34495 Meanings 1 adj Covered or abounding with scales. A scaly fish a scaly stem. 2 adj Composed of scales lying over each other. A scaly bulb. 3 adj low, mean. A scaly fellow. 4 adj having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · covered or abounding with... lepidoteleprosesquamulose 4 adj · having the body covered or... scaley More furfuraceousscaledscarioussquamatesquamatedsquamiferoussquamoidsquamoussquarrose ↔ Opposites esquamulosenonscalyscalelessunscaly Word family Derived forms nonscalyscalilyscalinessscalybuttscalyfinscalyfoot Related forms fishlikereptilelike Etymology From Middle English scali, skaly. By surface analysis, scale + -y. Topics Mathematics & Measurement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # scaly **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈskeɪli/ **Frequency rank:** 34495 ## Meanings 1. Covered or abounding with scales. 2. Composed of scales lying over each other. 3. low, mean. 4. having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles ## Examples - A scaly fish a scaly stem. - A scaly bulb. - A scaly fellow. ## Synonyms - furfuraceous - scaled - scarious - squamate - squamated - squamiferous - squamoid - squamous - squamulose - squarrose ## Antonyms - esquamulose - nonscaly - scaleless - unscaly ## Derived Forms - nonscaly - scalily - scaliness - scalybutt - scalyfin - scalyfoot ## Related Forms - fishlike - reptilelike ## Etymology From Middle English scali, skaly. By surface analysis, scale + -y. ## Topics - Mathematics & Measurement markdown