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Riddled

/ˈɹɪdəld/

To speak ambiguously or enigmatically.

📖 Definitions of "Riddled"

verb
  1. 1

    To speak ambiguously or enigmatically.

  2. 2

    To solve, answer, or explicate a riddle or question.

    "Riddle me this."

verb
  1. 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. 2

    To fill with holes like a riddle.

    "The shots from his gun began to riddle the targets."

  3. 3

    To fill or spread throughout; to pervade.

    "Your argument is riddled with errors."

verb
  1. 1

    To plait

adjective
  1. 1

    Damaged throughout by holes.

  2. 2

    Having (something) spread throughout, as if by an infestation.

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