Definition of Scly

Scal"y (?), a. 1. Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish. "Scaly crocodile." Milton.

2. Resembling scales, laminæ, or layers.

3. Mean; low; as, a scaly fellow. [Low]

4. (Bot.) Composed of scales lying over each other; as, a scaly bulb; covered with scales; as, a scaly stem.

Scaly ant-eater(Zoöl.), the pangolin.

Scal"y (?), a. 1. Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish. "Scaly crocodile." Milton.

2. Resembling scales, laminæ, or layers.

3. Mean; low; as, a scaly fellow. [Low]

4. (Bot.) Composed of scales lying over each other; as, a scaly bulb; covered with scales; as, a scaly stem.

Scaly ant-eater(Zoöl.), the pangolin.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

SCALY. Mean. Sordid. How scaly the cove is; how
mean the fellow is.

- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)

Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish.
Resembling scales, laminae, or layers.
Mean; low; as, a scaly fellow.
Composed of scales lying over each other; as, a scaly bulb; covered with scales; as, a scaly stem.

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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