holey
adjective
hol·ey
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Definition of holey
: having holes
Examples of holey in a Sentence
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In a 2018 Frontiers in Psychiatry case study, a girl with trypophobia reported being triggered by seeds on bread, polka dot or animal prints, holey cheese, and honeycomb. — Natasha Lavender, SELF, "Is Trypophobia Really a Fear of Holes or Something Else Entirely?," 26 July 2019 This part happens fast, but the gist is that the holey boat founders next to a larger ship thatâs sinking and spilling oil into the water. — Eliza Thompson, Cosmopolitan, "Everything Harry Styles Does in Dunkirk," 17 July 2017 This weekend is your last chance to shop for holey sweaters ($350) and enamel heart logo pins ($95) at the MET x CDG Pocket Shop, which closes Monday with the Costume Institute exhibition. — Alison S. Cohn, New York Times, "Where to Find Labor Day Weekendâs Best Sales," 30 Aug. 2017 Harry makes it out of the holey boat but lands right in the oil like one of those baby pelicans that has to get washed off with Dawn. — Eliza Thompson, Cosmopolitan, "Everything Harry Styles Does in Dunkirk," 17 July 2017 Remember when someone turned their fingernails into holey slices of Swiss cheese and the internet was devastated by the grossness? — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, "This Creepy Eyelash Picture Is Tearing the Internet Apart," 14 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'holey.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for holey
holey
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of holey
informal
: having holes
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