adjective · irregular · rare

holey

holey · holier · holiest

дірявий, діряве, дірява

дырявый

löchrig

Having, or being full of, holesHaving, or being full of, holes.

UK/ˈhəʊli/US/ˈhoʊli/

» What should we do with these holey socks?

Was sollen wir mit diesen löchrigen Socken machen?

Что нам делать с этими дырявыми носками?

Meaning

1 senses

Having, or being full of, holes.
Fred loved holey Dutch cheese.
löchrig
дыря́выйdyrjávyj
дірявийdirjavyj, дірявеdirjave, діряваdirjava

More definitions

allowing passage in and out

Examples

1 sentences

What should we do with these holey socks?
ruЧто нам делать с этими дырявыми носками?
deWas sollen wir mit diesen löchrigen Socken machen?
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Translations

6 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

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Русский

By meaning 1

containing holes:

Deutsch

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containing holes:

Origin

From Middle English holy, holi, holly, holli (“holey, spongy, hollow”); equivalent to hole

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”).

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