freckly
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of freckly
Example Sentences
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"If you're a freckly little frog like me, go get a mole map and get your body checked, because you never know," he said.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2024
“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
Living humans come packaged in a wide range of hues — from pale and freckly in Ireland to dark brown in southern India, Australia and New Guinea.
From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2017
When he was nine years old, maybe 10, a small, freckly, flame-haired Eddie Redmayne auditioned to be in the West End production of the Irving Berlin musical Annie Get Your Gun.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 6, 2016
Fortinbras smiled, a huge smile that filled his pie-shaped, freckly face with joy.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
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