Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shot through with

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.12 in modern English

Syllables: shot through with
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep

Infused, permeated, streaked with (something).

Example Sentences

"One of the great strengths of the mediaeval penitential system at its best (and stripped of the undoubted corruptions with which it was shot through) lay in its teaching about the use of the will for good in those in whom the Holy Spirit is at work."
"Chinese government and society are shot through with corruption."

Questions

What does shot through with mean?: Infused, permeated, streaked with (something).

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