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Word entry · 5 letters

holey

Best crossword clue

"Full of gaps"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈhəʊl.li/Part of speech adjectiveSorted ehloyStarts with HEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
1H2O3L4E5Y

Definitions

  1. Full of holes.

Word origin

From Middle English holy, holi, holly, holli (“holey, spongy, hollow”); equivalent to hole + -y. The e was inserted in Modern English to distinguish the word from holy (“hallowed, sacred”).

Used in a sentence

  • Fred loved holey Dutch cheese.
  • Steven also acknowledged that his presentation of self—wild locs, nerd glasses, and holey hipster jeans for our first interview—encourages whites to speak to him.

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