Riddled

//ˈɹɪdəld// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of riddle form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Damaged throughout by holes. also, figuratively

    "When the legislation was debated by the House of Commons, Labour Deputy Leader Angela Rayner said it was "riddled with holes", while former Conservative Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg said it was "badly written"."

  2. 2
    Having (something) spread throughout, as if by an infestation.; Taking a noun complement construed with the preposition with.

    "The minister claimed that the old benefits system was riddled with abuse and fraud."

  3. 3
    Having (something) spread throughout, as if by an infestation.; Taking a noun complement that precedes the adjective, forming a compound.

    "a hole-riddled sweater"

Adjective
  1. 1
    (often followed by ‘with’) damaged throughout by numerous perforations or holes wordnet
  2. 2
    spread throughout wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
-riddendamagedfullholeyhoneycombedlousy

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"His voting record is riddled with contradictions."

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