holey

Meaning

Having, or being full of, holes.

Synonyms

full of holes

having a hole

porous

holed

hollow

perforated

pierced

punctured

cavitied

cribriform

having holes

carious

cribrous

concave

cut up

Translations

troué

bucato

löchrig

agujereado

löcherig

perforage

durchlöchert

gelocht

hohl

gepierct

durchgestochen

hohl klingend

mit hohlem Ton

poreux

durchstach

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhəʊl.li/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: holy

In summary

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”).