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