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pimpled

pimpled

1 3.0
Skin with small raised spots
  • adjective
  • /ˈpɪmpəld/
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  • After a week of pizza and soda, his face became noticeably pimpled.

Examples

  • The pimpled teenager was too self-conscious to go to the beach.

  • Well, I was thinking of sticking your pimpled ass in the titty-wank...

  • The pimpled, pale driver was in his thirties, with thinning hair and big wire-framed glasses out of which his nervous eyes goggled.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Decetes saw him graduating from high school not two years ago, a mortarboard askew atop his pimpled brow, and decided to implement Plan A: Listen, Officer, maybe you'll take an interest in my work.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Her pimpled complexion made her feel insecure on prom night.

Synonyms

pimply
vspimpled
9 2.5

Having many small raised spots on the skin, often on the face

focuses on being covered rather than counting how many spots
acned
vspimpled
1 6.9

Skin that has many pimples or small red spots

refers to raised small spots without implying an acne condition
pustular
vspimpled
  • Specialized
1 8.3

Having small blisters filled with pus on the skin

means plain raised blemishes rather than inflamed pus filled blisters
bepimpled
vspimpled
  • Archaic
7.5

Skin with many small raised spots, often on the face

is the same meaning but emphasizes tiny raised blemishes
papular
vspimpled
  • Specialized
9.6

A skin condition with many small raised bumps

uses everyday wording rather than a medical term for bumps
pustulate
vspimpled
  • Specialized
9.9

Skin that has many small pus-filled bumps

describes ordinary small raised spots, not specifically pustules

Antonyms

866 1.0

Free from things that block sight or movement

256 1.0

A surface that is even and not rough

How Pimpled

pustular
  • Specialized
1 8.3
pimpled
1 3.0
blemished
1 4.1
smooth
256 1.0

Surface Forms

pimpled positive

Morphology

pimpled = pimple (transparent) = pimple + ed

The adjective is a regular participial/adjectival form from 'pimple', meaning 'having pimples', which is directly inferable by learners.

Etymology

Pimpled comes from pimple, a simple word for a small, raised bump or 'little bubble', and the ending -ed means 'having'. So pimpled means skin 'having' many small bumps, which is why we use it for skin covered with pimples.