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单词 scaly
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Definition of scaly in English:

scaly

adjectivescaliest, scalier ˈskeɪliˈskeɪli
  • 1Covered in scales.

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

Derivatives

  • scaliness

  • noun
    • Scrub off scaliness by mixing together two tablespoons of jojoba oil with four drops of lemon oil and four drops of lime oil (all available at health food stores).
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Apart from the redness and scaliness being unsightly, cracked, dry skin is a surefire route for infection.
      • A rash, redness, scaliness around the nipple or itching that lasts several weeks could also be a sign of eczema or Paget's disease, a rare form of breast cancer.
      • It is wholly contradictory to the policies and practises of Illiberal Socialism that any individual should be discriminated against on account of the number of legs they may have, the furriness or scaliness of their skin or their height.
      • You'll think you could reach out and feel their scaliness.

Rhymes

bailey, bailie, capercaillie, Cayley, ceilidh, daily, Daley, Daly, Disraeli, Eilidh, feyly, gaily, Haley, Hayley, Israeli, Rayleigh, shaly, ukulele
 
 

Definition of scaly in US English:

scaly

adjectiveˈskeɪliˈskālē
  • 1Covered in scales.

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