Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
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, éclairs
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
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.