scaly, scaley, scaled
(adjective) having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles
lepidote, leprose, scabrous, scaly, scurfy
(adjective) rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
Source: WordNet® 3.1
scalier
comparative form of scaly
• claires, eclairs, Ă©clairs
Source: Wiktionary
Scal"y, a.
1. Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish. "Scaly crocodile." Milton.
2. Resembling scales, laminæ, or layers.
3. Mean; low; as, a scaly fellow. [Low]
4. (Bot.)
Definition: Composed of scales lying over each other; as, a scaly bulb; covered with scales; as, a scaly stem. Scaly ant-eater (Zoöl.), the pangolin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
