Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pockmarked

/pˈɑkmˌɑɹkt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables: pock-marked
IPA: /pˈɑkmˌɑɹkt/

25

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having pockmarks.

adj

Pitted, or scarred with holes.

adj

Incomplete, lacking, having holes.

verb

simple past and past participle of pockmark

Example Sentences

"After all the trepidation born of Holland's toils home and away against these opponents in qualification for Euro 2012, and the pockmarked nature of the pitch, this was exposed as a mismatch from the opening exchanges."
"For SAC66 is better known as Batty Moss (or Ribblehead) Viaduct - the magnificent, Grade 2-listed, 24-arch structure that strides over the pockmarked ground between Ribblehead station and Blea Moor signal box."
"The student had, at best, a pockmarked understanding of the subject matter."

Inflected Forms

more pockmarked (comparative) most pockmarked (superlative)

Phrases

Spock-marked

Synonyms

pocked potholed

Questions

How do you pronounce pockmarked?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɑkmˌɑɹkt/.
What does pockmarked mean?: Having pockmarks.

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