SCALIEST

SCALY

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


Adjective

scaliest

superlative form of scaly: most scaly

Anagrams

• elastics, salicets

Source: Wiktionary


SCALY

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



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