riddled
/ˈɹɪdəld/
verb
- 1
To speak ambiguously or enigmatically.
- 2
To solve, answer, or explicate a riddle or question.
“Riddle me this.”
verb
- 1
To put something through a riddle or sieve, to sieve, to sift.
“You have to riddle the gravel before you lay it on the road.”
- 2
To fill with holes like a riddle.
“The shots from his gun began to riddle the targets.”
- 3
To fill or spread throughout; to pervade.
“Your argument is riddled with errors.”
verb
- 1
To plait
adjective
- 1
Damaged throughout by holes.
- 2
Having (something) spread throughout, as if by an infestation.
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