pecky
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- adjective
- /ˈpɛki/
- Specialized
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picado
- The carpenter pointed out that the pecky wood was not suitable for building sturdy furniture.
- pecky cypress
Examples
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The wooden table had a pecky surface, revealing the damage caused by insects over the years.
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They are dirty, full of mites, have flat, beady eyes, and sharp, pecky beaks.
Blog text (15) -
Out of my way, skinny-neck pecky things!
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Back off, you skinny-neck pecky thing.
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Also, these short-value syllables imply an accentuated attack and well-defined, percussive release; yet the internal vowels encourage enough length for the short notes to "speak." (Rarely are notes in jazz so short as to be "pecky.")
Academic text (1990) -
He chose a pecky piece of driftwood to use as a unique decoration for his living room.
Synonyms
Having small holes made by insects in wood
Having many small pits or scars, often on the skin
A surface with many small spots like dots on an egg or cloth
Antonyms
How Damaged
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word pecky comes from the verb peck, like a bird 'pecking', which means 'making small holes with its beak'. So pecky describes wood that has many tiny holes or spots from insects or fungus, giving it a rough, rustic look.