scaliness
31scaly — 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 + …
32scaly — meaning ‘covered in scales’, is spelt in this way, not scaley. The derived noun is scaliness …
33lepidote — adjective rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf • Syn: ↑leprose, ↑scabrous, ↑scaly, ↑scurfy • Similar to: ↑rough, ↑unsmooth • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
34leprose — adjective rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf • Syn: ↑lepidote, ↑scabrous, ↑scaly, ↑scurfy • Similar to: ↑rough, ↑unsmooth • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
35raggedness — noun 1. a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven • Syn: ↑roughness • Ant: ↑smoothness (for: ↑roughness) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ragged, ↑ …
36roughness — noun 1. a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑raggedness • Ant: ↑smoothness • Derivationally related forms: ↑ragged (for: ↑ …
37scaled — adjective 1. having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑scaly, ↑scaley • Similar to: ↑armored, ↑armoured • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
38scaley — adjective having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles • Syn: ↑scaly, ↑scaled • Similar to: ↑armored, ↑armoured • Derivationally related forms: ↑scale, ↑ …
39scaly — adj. (scalier, scaliest) covered in or having many scales or flakes. Derivatives: scaliness n …
40scurfy — adjective 1. having or producing or covered with scurf • Pertains to noun: ↑scurf • Derivationally related forms: ↑scurf 2. rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf • Syn: ↑lepidote, ↑leprose, ↑ …
