Definitions
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- adjective Alternative form of
scaly . - noun Alternative form of
scaly .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles
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Examples
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This was so upsetting that Ribbon almost missed noticing that Marie spelt the adjective 'scaley'.
Piranha to Scurfy & Other Stories Rendell, Ruth 2000
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Makes skin look "scaley" Sorry for such a negative review (and the choppy editing, I went over time and needed to condense)!
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Makes skin look "scaley" Sorry for such a negative review (and the choppy editing, I went over time and needed to condense)!
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Makes skin look "scaley" Sorry for such a negative review (and the choppy editing, I went over time and needed to condense)!
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Makes skin look "scaley" Sorry for such a negative review (and the choppy editing, I went over time and needed to condense)!
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Insidious little scaley things were intent on fattening themselves, utterly indifferent to the reality that they were killing their host.
Paula Gordon: Rule AND Ruin Paula Gordon 2010
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Stinky bugs; moths with their own form of oily, scaley particulate … blech!!
What do to with wine flotsam and jetsam? [reader mail] | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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Insidious little scaley things were intent on fattening themselves, utterly indifferent to the reality that they were killing their host.
Paula Gordon: Rule AND Ruin Paula Gordon 2010
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To look at a Snapping turtle with its horny shell and scaley tail, you might imagine that you are glimpsing a dinosaur.
Turtle 2008
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You must have a thing for those cute furry things ... or big scaley things ... or scary firebreathing many teethed things ...
February 2nd, 2006 dame_habonde 2006
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