Definition of scaly in English:

scaly

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adjectiveadjective scalier, adjective scaliest

1Covered in scales.
‘scaly reptiles’
- ‘Its skin was a nasty shade of brown, covered in visible bumps and scars, even scaly.’
- ‘As she stepped closer, the intelligent reptilian head and glittering scaly body became apparent.’
- ‘Their riders, scaly humanoid creatures with reptilian features, watched the trees for any sign of moments.’
- ‘Oh joy - nothing like a scaly beast to brighten the holidays.’
- ‘They are perfectly ugly, perfectly cute, mini-dinosaurs, from their scaly heads to the tips of their thrashing tails.’
- ‘They sound like they're describing alien demons with cloven hooves and scaly talons.’
- ‘We waded back to shore and had a good look at my gilled and scaly catch.’
- ‘National Pet Week is all about keeping our furry, feathered and scaly friends in the rudest possible health.’
- ‘The girl was visiting relatives in Manchester and it did not occur to her to travel without her scaly friend.’
- ‘The creature, however, turns out to be a scaly sweetie-pie, who falls in love with her.’
- ‘‘Go to the stables,’ the reptilian woman continued, embracing the boy with her scaly wings.’
- ‘There is no slobbering, scaly beast with a thousand fangs.’
- ‘Laura was first out and saw the dragon's long scaly tail.’
- ‘The staircase is flanked on both sides by the scaly snake-like bodies of the nagas, whose fierce multiple heads form the banisters' bottoms.’
- ‘They had light-green scaly heads, necks, and powerful looking tails.’
- ‘The creature before her came sinuously forward up out of the ditch, folding its wings back to its scaly sides, so incredibly intent.’
- ‘Purple scales began at his waist and covered his lower body, which ended in the scaly tail of a snake.’
- ‘They would have resembled a bison if not for their scaly skin.’
- ‘Salamanders have a smooth, moist skin which distinguishes them from lizards, which have a dry scaly skin.’
- ‘I shear away the scaly skin from the fish, trying to keep as much of it intact as I possibly can, but the membrane under the scales is fragile.’
squamate, squamose, squamous, lamellate, lamellar, lamelliform, lamellose
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1. 1.1(of skin) dry and flaking.
  ‘a dry scaly scalp’
  ‘the skin may become scaly’
  ‘Face it - dry, pasty, scaly skin doesn't exactly go with shorts and tees.’
  ‘Cracked or scaly skin is unable to serve as an effective barrier against disease.’
  ‘We have heard from several readers that regular use of this spice seems to help control the itchy, scaly skin associated with psoriasis.’
  ‘Solar keratoses, or ‘sunspots’, are small, red, flattish areas of scaly skin on the body that may sting if scratched.’
  ‘Psora is responsible for dry, scaly skin and is often referred to as ‘the Itch’.’
  ‘That's why poor intake of almost any B vitamin can cause dry or scaly skin.’
  ‘It causes large red or purple patches on your skin, with scaly skin on top of them.’
  ‘Healed burns will be sensitive and have dry scaly skin, which may develop pigmental changes.’
  ‘Psoriasis is a dry, scaly skin condition in which skin cells are reproduced too quickly.’
  ‘All I got was a red scaly scalp and the hair shedding continued.’
  ‘If dry, scaly legs have you running for cover, kick up your moisturizing regimen with a three-tiered attack.’
  ‘Hand eczema can redden and crack hands, covering them with itchy, scaly patches.’
  ‘Some are red, scaly and itchy, whereas others can produce a fine scale similar to dry skin.’
  ‘The rash has small and scaly white, pink, tan or dark spots.’
  ‘The rims of my eyelids are often a bit red and scaly.’
  ‘Most had badly scabbed and scaly feet and ankles due to a lack of clean water, proper bathing facilities or shoes.’
  ‘Dry skin and scratching may result in a dermatitis when the skin becomes red in addition to dry and scaly.’
  ‘This lesion presents as an annular plaque with a slightly raised and often scaly, advancing border and is commonly known as ringworm.’
  ‘It appears as nodules or as red or pink scaly patches, typically on the rim of the ear, lips, mouth or face, that can develop into large masses.’
  ‘The borders represent the active edge of the lesion and may be raised or scaly.’
  dry, flaky, flaking, peeling, scurfy, rough, scabrous, mangy, scabious
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