pocked
- adjective
- /pɑkt/
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marcado
- She had a pocked complexion due to years of sun exposure.
- pocked face
Examples
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His face was leathery, tight, and deeply pocked.
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His pocked face twisted closer, and she thought of molasses just before his tongue pushed into her mouth.
Fiction book (1998) -
And George is a short, squat, ugly pock face, dude.
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Most alluring of all, it was pocked with indecipherable phrases, as indeed it still is.
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She remembers Miss Barbara, the instructor, in her bright belted dresses, and the boys' clammy, pocked, and ultimately intriguing skin.
Fiction book (2002) -
Thus, the glacier had a peculiarly pocked, rocky surface, which gripped the torn soles of Alex's shoes.
Fiction book (1991) -
But the land surrounding Chichen ITSAL is pocked with sinkholes, where collapsed bedrock reveals an abundant supply of fresh groundwater.
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The old wall was pocked with small holes and dents from years of weathering.
Synonyms
5
3.9
Marked by old visible cuts or damage
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4.1
Having marks or small faults that make something less good
Covered with many small holes or scars
Having many small scars on the skin from smallpox
Antonyms
How Pitted
Surface Forms
Morphology
pocked = pock (semi-transparent) = pock + ed
The word 'pocked' is derived from 'pock' with the suffix '-ed', indicating a state of being marked by pocks. However, the specific meaning of 'marked with small pits, holes, or scars' is not entirely transparent to learners unfamiliar with the noun 'pock'.
Etymology
Pocked comes from an old English word pock meaning 'sore' or 'spot', and it is like the pox in smallpox. So, to say something is pocked is to say it is covered with small pits or scars like the marks left by that disease.