Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Scaly character or condition.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The state of being scaly; roughness.

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  • noun The property of being scaly or of having scales.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the property of being scaly

Etymologies

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From scaly +‎ -ness

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Examples

  • An overabundance of dead skin causes an uncomfortable build up of scaliness and lesions plaques.

    Psoriasis Guru » Blog Archive » What is Plaque Psoriasis? 2009

  • In this condition, whenever the hair is brushed or combed scaliness increases, often followed by itching and the scalp may become red from scratching.

    Home Remedies for Curing Dandruff 2009

  • There was a suggestion of scaliness about it, as if the owner had dwelt long under conditions almost antithetical to those conditions under which human life ordinarily thrives.

    The Conquering Sword Of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005

  • There was a suggestion of scaliness about it, as if the owner had dwelt long under conditions almost antithetical to those conditions under which human life ordinarily thrives.

    The Conquering Sword of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005

  • The average person, who has psoriasis, may just have a little bit of redness and scaliness on the knees and on the elbows, but not typically in the other areas.

    CNN Transcript Nov 23, 2003 2003

  • There was a suggestion of scaliness about it, as if the owner had dwelt long under conditions almost antithetical to those conditions under which human life ordinarily thrives.

    The Conan Chronicles Howard, Robert E. 1989

  • There was a suggestion of scaliness about it, as if the owner had dwelt long under conditions almost antithetical to those conditions under which human life ordinarily thrives.

    Red Nails Howard, Robert E. 1975

  • There was a suggestion of scaliness about it, as if the owner had dwelt long under conditions almost antithetical to those conditions under which human life ordinarily thrives.

    Conan The Warrior Howard, Robert E. 1973

  • There was a suggestion of _scaliness_ about it, as if the owner had dwelt long under conditions almost antithetical to those conditions under which human life ordinarily thrives.

    Conan The Warrior Howard, Robert E. 1967

  • This name is from the Greek lepra, by which the Greek physicians designated the disease from its scaliness.

    Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897

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