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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb scale which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

scaly
  1. Covered or abounding with scales
  2. Resembling scales, laminae, or layers.
  3. (dated, vulgar or South Africa) Mean; low.
  4. Composed of scales lying over each other
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “If dry, scaly legs have you running for cover, kick up your moisturizing regimen with a three-tiered attack.”
      “The ancient fish fossil had a scaly exterior, evidence of its long-past life in the ocean.”
scalable
  1. Capable of being climbed. [from 16th c.]
  2. Able to be changed in scale; resizeable. [from 20th c.]
  3. (computers) Able to greatly increase in capacity, with relative ease. [from 1980s]
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “This Sisyphean task is supposed to help them either accrue a little bit of karma or build a scalable ladder they can climb to get out of the underworld.”
      “The system architecture is readily scalable to the largest enterprise network environments.”
      “Broad connectivity and scalable bandwidth have made the success of the Fibre Channel protocol.”
scaleless
  1. (zoology) Not having scales.
  2. Not having a reference for size, lacking anything to give a sense of scale.
  3. (of a surface) Free from deposits of scale.
  4. Examples:
    1. “Blennies have scaleless, elongated bodies, and comb-like, slender, close-set teeth, which can be either fixed or movable.”
      “Enormous monolithic buildings, windowless and scaleless, were separated by vast boulevards.”
      “Beyond P. spathula being a source of caviar, their skin is thick, scaleless, strong, and tans well, making it a marketable product.”
scaled
  1. (zoology) Covered with scales or scale-like structures.
  2. Without scales, or with the scales removed.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “The fish had a beautifully scaled skin, shimmering in various shades of blue and green.”
scalefree
  1. (physics) Describing any property that is independent of scale.
scaleproof
  1. Resistant to the buildup of scale (the mineral deposit).
scalic
  1. Relating to a musical scale.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Took a long soak in the tub and wrote a well-knotted set of scalic bass lines.”
      “The main theme's bristling energy was brightly complemented by virtuoso scalic passages.”
      “Approaching intervals from the standpoint of scalic relationships is a more sound method.”
scaleable
  1. Alternative spelling of scalable
  2. Examples:
    1. “Siercom's business continuity planning consultancy services are aimed at larger companies, but are scaleable to reflect size and specific needs.”
      “A scaleable, broadband wireless system for providing radio access to a metropolitan area.”
      “We want to be profitable and we have proved that our business model is real, scaleable and successful.”
scalelike
  1. Resembling scales in shape or form
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Below these antennae, a rounded flap hangs over all you can see of its bloodsucking stinger, a buckled straw apparently supported by a channel that is thick with scalelike excrescences.”
      “The leaves are peculiar in structure, appearing as a whorl of reduced scalelike structures at each node.”
      “The perigynium may tightly envelop the achene or it may be inflated like a bladder, flattened and scalelike, or even fleshy and edible.”
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