Antonyms of adj scaly

2 senses of scaly

Sense 1
lepidote, leprose, scabrous, scaly, scurfy -- (rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf)

INDIRECT (VIA rough) -> smooth -- (having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror")

Sense 2
scaly, scaley, scaled -- (having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles)

INDIRECT (VIA armored) -> unarmored, unarmoured -- (used of animals; without protective covering)

Similarity of adj scaly

2 senses of scaly

Sense 1
lepidote, leprose, scabrous, scaly, scurfy -- (rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf)
       => rough (vs. smooth), unsmooth -- (having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face")

Sense 2
scaly, scaley, scaled -- (having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles)
       => armored (vs. unarmored), armoured -- (used of animals; provided with protective covering)

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