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
“What if I never get married?” was one I recall being asked over and over by Joanne, a beautiful, long-legged red-haired freckly thing, who said that boys never liked her because she was “too loud”.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 18, 2015
The change of subject had worked the trick, for the area around Lola’s eyes which had been inflamed was freckly and pale once more and she was very much her old self.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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