freckly
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of freckly
Example Sentences
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She added that "a fair-skinned, freckly person will have a higher chance of developing skin cancer than someone with perhaps darker skin".
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2023
“He looks like he’s about 13 years old,” said Dan O’Shea, his high school coach, “with freckly little cheeks.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2021
Charlotte was a “spectacular, freckly faced firecracker with a scratchy voice,” her mother said.
From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2017
There’d be no problem were Timmy a freckly youngster in cartoon pyjamas.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 20, 2017
They were there, both of them, sitting outside Florean Fortescue’s Ice Cream Parlor — Ron looking incredibly freckly, Hermione very brown, both waving frantically at him.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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