scaly
/ˈskeɪli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
adj
Composed of scales lying over each other.
adj
Resembling scales, laminae, or layers.
noun
The scaly yellowfish (Labeobarbus natalensis).
Example Sentences
- "a scaly fish a scaly stem"
- "If the lids of the eyes become inflamed and scaly, do not seek to remove the scales roughly, for they will bring the lashes with them."
- "Like scaly carp and feathered swan To nature's world we do belong."
- "a scaly bulb"
- "a scaly fellow"
- "This done, he removed the hat; and having touched his forehead lightly with a silk handkerchief, for the afternoon sun was warm, gazed about him with a grave distaste. “A scaly neighbourhood!” he murmured. The young man’s judgment was one at which few people with an eye for beauty would have cavilled."