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a) damaged throughout by holesb) spread throughout, as an infestation
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riddled — index penetrable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
riddled — adjective 1 riddled with very full of something, especially something bad or unpleasant: awful concrete apartment blocks, riddled with damp | an isolated village community, riddled with prejudice 2 riddled with holes full of small holes: The wall … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
riddled — rid|dled [ˈrıdld] adj 1.) riddled with sth very full of something bad or unpleasant ▪ The whole house was riddled with damp. ▪ By this time her body was riddled with cancer. 2.) riddled with holes full of small holes ▪ The wall of the fort was… … Dictionary of contemporary English
riddled — [[t]rɪ̱d(ə)ld[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ with n If something is riddled with bullets or bullet holes, it is full of bullet holes. The bodies of four people were found riddled with bullets. 2) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ with n If something is… … English dictionary
riddled — UK [ˈrɪd(ə)ld] / US adjective 1) full of a lot of small holes, usually made by bullets riddled with: No one was fatally injured, despite the car being riddled with bullets. 2) containing a lot of things that are bad or not wanted riddled with:… … English dictionary
riddled — rid|dled [ rıdld ] adjective 1. ) full of a lot of small holes, usually made by bullets: riddled with: No one was fatally injured, despite the car being riddled with bullets. 2. ) containing a lot of things that are bad or not wanted: The… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
riddled — adjective 1. (often followed by with ) damaged throughout by numerous perforations or holes (Freq. 1) a sweater riddled with moth holes cliffs riddled with caves the bullet riddled target • Similar to: ↑damaged 2. spread throughout … Useful english dictionary
-riddled — [[t] rɪd(ə)ld[/t]] COMB in ADJ: usu ADJ n riddled combines with nouns to form adjectives that describe something as being full of a particular undesirable thing or quality. She pushed the bullet riddled door open... It is a dangerous, crime… … English dictionary
Riddled — Riddle Rid dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Riddled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Riddling}.] 1. To separate, as grain from the chaff, with a riddle; to pass through a riddle; as, riddle wheat; to riddle coal or gravel. [1913 Webster] 2. To perforate so as to make … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
riddled — [ˈrɪd(ə)ld] adj containing a lot of things that are bad or not wanted a project riddled with problems[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
