Scaly Meaning
/ˈskeɪli/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjCovered or abounding with scales.
adjComposed of scales lying over each other.
Sentence Examples
Some reptiles have a plain body, others a scaly body.
A scaly is like a furry whose "fursona" is a reptile or amphibian.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The desert lizard's skin is ____, which prevents water from escaping.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The reptile had dry ____ skin that glistened under the heat lamp in its enclosure.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English scali, skaly. By surface analysis, scale + -y.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"If the lids of the eyes become inflamed and scaly, do not seek to remove the scales roughly, for they will bring the lashes with them."
— 1876, Eliza Bisbee Duffey, Our Behaviour: A Manual of Etiquette and Dress of the Best American Society, Philadelphia:
"Like scaly carp and feathered swan
To nature's world we do belong."
— 1988, “Mayhem Maybe”, in Ian Anderson (music), 20 Years of Jethro Tull, performed by Jethro Tull:
"This done, he removed the hat; and having touched his forehead lightly with a silk handkerchief, for the afternoon sun was warm, gazed about him with a grave distaste. “A scaly neighbourhood!” he murmured. The young man’s judgment was one at which few people with an eye for beauty would have cavilled."
— 1923, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter II, in Leave It to Psmith:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The desert lizard's skin is ____, which prevents water from escaping.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The reptile had dry ____ skin that glistened under the heat lamp in its enclosure.