scaly
/'skeili/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Covered with scales: Having the body covered or partially covered with thin, hard, overlapping plates, as seen in many fish and reptiles.
- Rough and flaky: Having a surface that is rough to the touch because it is covered with or coming off in small, thin pieces.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The snake's skin felt dry and scaly.
- After the sunburn, her skin became red and scaly.
- The old paint on the door was peeling and scaly.
Advanced Usage
- "Scaly with": Used to describe a surface covered with a specific type of scale or flaky substance.
- The pipe was scaly with mineral deposits.
- In a figurative sense, it can describe something that appears layered or plate-like.
- The bark of the pine tree was thick and scaly.
Variants and Related Words
- Scale (noun): One of the many small, hard, thin plates that cover the bodies of some animals.
- The fish lost a few scales when it was handled.
- Scale (verb): To remove scales from; to form or come off in scales.
- You need to scale the fish before cooking it.
- Scaliness (noun): The quality or state of being scaly.
- The lotion is designed to reduce the scaliness of the skin.
Synonyms
- Scurfy: Covered with or resembling scurf (small flakes of dead skin).
- Leprous: Resembling or affected with leprosy, which can cause scaly skin (often used in a literary or descriptive context).
- Flaky: Tending to break or separate into small, thin pieces.
Antonyms
- Smooth: Having an even and regular surface; free from roughness or bumps.
- Sleek: Smooth and glossy, often from being in good condition.
Related Phrases
- Scaly anteater: Another common name for the pangolin, a mammal covered in large, protective keratin scales.
- Scaly leg: A condition in birds where the legs become rough, raised, and scaly due to mites.
Adjective
- having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles
- rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf