What does scalpy mean?
Scalpy means Of or relating to scalps..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Of or relating to scalps..
Across his back a stringless bow, / And emptied quiver swung, — / And in his sinewy hand, he bore / His scalpy trophies — red with gore.
He scored exactly once, with a young hippie from Oregon who had ketchup stains on her chemise and a scalpy smell so overpowering that he spent much of the night breathing through his mouth.
The synaesthetic mix of her deep smile, the scalpy chemical pong of the salon.
I could smell his scalpy hair smell. see the way he used to sit with his knees together and his toes pointed in.
Use scalpy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Scalpy means Of or relating to scalps..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Across his back a stringless bow, / And emptied quiver swung, — / And in his sinewy hand, he bore / His scalpy trophies — red with gore.
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