Pockmarked

adj, verb

adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of pockmark form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Having pockmarks.
  2. 2
    Pitted, or scarred with holes.

    "After all the trepidation born of Holland's toils home and away against these opponents in qualification for Euro 2012, and the pockmarked nature of the pitch, this was exposed as a mismatch from the opening exchanges."

  3. 3
    Incomplete, lacking, having holes. broadly, figuratively

    "The student had, at best, a pockmarked understanding of the subject matter."

Adjective
  1. 1
    marked by or as if by smallpox or acne or other eruptive skin disease wordnet
  2. 2
    used of paved surfaces having holes or pits wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
alveolaralveolatebespangledblemishedblotchedblotchy

Example

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"Big nose, bald, pockmarked skin. Tom had all those qualities that Mary adored."

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