holey
Englisch
editEtymology
editFrom 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”).
Pronunciation
edit- (UK, wholly-holy split) IPA(key): /ˈhəʊl.li/, [ˈhɒʊli], [ˈhɒʊɫ.li]
- (UK, without wholly-holy split) IPA(key): /ˈhəʊli/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈhoʊli/
- Rhymes: -əʊli
- Homophones: wholly, holy (in accents without the wholly-holy split)
Adjective
editholey (comparative holier, superlative holiest)
- Having, or being full of, holes.
- Fred loved holey Dutch cheese.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editcontaining holes
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