Scaley vs. Scaly

having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles

Covered or abounding with scales.

Example: ‘a scaly fish’; ‘a scaly stem’;

Composed of scales lying over each other.

Example: ‘a scaly bulb’;

Resembling scales, laminae, or layers.

low, mean.

Example: ‘a scaly fellow’;

(South Africa) The scaly yellowfish, Labeobarbus natalensis.

Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish.

Resembling scales, laminæ, 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.

rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf

having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles