pecky
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8.4
- adjective
- /ˈpɛki/
- Specialized
- 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
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7.5
Having many small pits or scars, often on the skin
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3.5
A surface with many small spots like dots on an egg or cloth
Having small holes made by insects in wood
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.