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Lizard vs Lizardy - What's the difference?

lizard | lizardy |

As a noun lizard

is any reptile of the order squamata, usually having four legs, external ear openings, movable eyelids and a long slender body and tail.

As an adjective lizardy is

(informal) resembling or characteristic of a lizard.

lizard

English

(wikipedia lizard)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any reptile of the order Squamata, usually having four legs, external ear openings, movable eyelids and a long slender body and tail.
  • (chiefly, in attributive use) Lizard skin, the skin of these reptiles.
  • * 1990 October 28, , Warner Bros.
    • Silver bells jingling from your black lizard boots, my baby / Silver foil to trim your wedding gown
  • (colloquial) An unctuous person.
  • (colloquial) A coward.

    • Derived terms

    {{der3, lang=en , legless lizard , lizard fish , lizard-skin , lizard snake , lizard stone , lounge lizard , sleeping lizard , stump-tailed lizard , true lizard , wall lizard , worm lizard}}

    lizardy

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a lizard.
  • * 2005 , Gregory Maguire, Elaine Clayton, One Final Firecracker
    • I demand to know where that funny winged lizardy creature came from — and where it went! America wants to know!