holey

/ (ˈhəʊlɪ) /

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adjective holeyer or holeyest

full of holes

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Words nearby holey

hole in the heart, hole in the wall, holeproof, hole saw, hole up, holey, Holguín, Hol Hamoed, Holi, holiatry, holibut

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How to use holey in a sentence

When Orlean recently tweeted the question, “Is it ‘holy moly’ or ‘holey moley’ or ‘holy moley’?”
Timothy Hutton: Literary Sex God|Sean Kennedy|January 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST
An Alpine cheese in the Swiss family is made holey by trapped carbon dioxide, though its flavor is mellow and nutty.
Why We Love Stinky Cheese|Stacey Slate|January 14, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Don't get thinkin' of somethin' else and come down with one whole and one holey, same as you did last time.
Kent Knowles: Quahaug|Joseph C. Lincoln
But those I brought from home, though sanctified and made holey by arduous labours in other fields, will do for the present.
Conscript 2989|Irving Crump

I hunted out the holey socks and then I turned my attention to the trunk.
Talbot's Angles|Amy E. Blanchard
He had not had a really satisfying meal since leaving Holey Lake.
South from Hudson Bay|E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill
The cloth was also examined under a magnifying glass, and if found pin-holey or spotted, the weaver was fined.
The Life of Roger Langdon|Roger Langdon