scaly

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
  2. adjective having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles

Etymology

From Middle English scali, skaly. By surface analysis, scale + -y.

In classic literature

Synonyms

lepidote, leprose, scabrous, scurfy

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