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• scaliest — scal·y || skeɪlɪ adj. covered with scales or skin flakes; peeling or flaking off, flaky …   English contemporary dictionary

• scaliest — superlative of scaly …   Useful english dictionary

• scaly — scaliness, n. /skay lee/, adj., scalier, scaliest. 1. covered with or abounding in scales or scale. 2. characterized by or consisting of scales; scalelike. 3. peeling or flaking off in scales. 4. Slang. shabby; despicable. [1520 30; SCALE1 + Y1]… …   Universalium

• scaly — adjective (scalier, scaliest) 1》 covered in scales. 2》 (of skin) dry and flaking. Derivatives scaliness noun …   English new terms dictionary

• scaly — UK [ˈskeɪlɪ] / US adjective Word forms scaly : adjective scaly comparative scalier superlative scaliest 1) a scaly animal has skin like that of a fish or a snake 2) scaly skin is so dry that small pieces of it fall off …   English dictionary

• scaly — I. /ˈskeɪli/ (say skaylee) adjective (scalier, scaliest) 1. covered with or having a lot of scales or scale. 2. characterised by or consisting of scales; scale like. 3. peeling or flaking off in scales. 4. Colloquial shabby; despicable. {scale1 + …  

• scaly — ► ADJECTIVE (scalier, scaliest) 1) covered in scales. 2) (of skin) dry and flaking …   English terms dictionary

• scaly — [skā′lē] adj. scalier, scaliest 1. having, covered with, composed of, or resembling a scale or scales 2. shedding or yielding scales or flakes 3. full of or infested with scale insects …   English World dictionary

• scaly — adj. (scalier, scaliest) covered in or having many scales or flakes. Derivatives: scaliness n …   Useful english dictionary