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- DictionaryPit·ted/ˈpidəd/
adjective
- 1. having a hollow or indentation on the surface: "a dusty pitted road"
- 2. (of a fruit) having had the stone removed: "pitted black olives"
adjective. pit· ted ˈpi-təd. Synonyms of pitted. : marked with pits. Examples of pitted in a Sentence. the pitted surface of the bowl a man with pitted and scarred cheeks.
4 days ago · 2. adjective. If the surface of something is pitted, it is covered with a lot of small, shallow holes . Everywhere building facades are pitted with shell and bullet holes. [ + with] ...the pitted surface of the moon. Synonyms: scarred, marked, rough, scratched More Synonyms of pitted.
IPA guide. Definitions of pitted. adjective. pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb) synonyms: alveolate, cavitied, faveolate, honeycombed. cellular. characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization)
Definition of pitted adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a hollow or indentation in a surface: glass flawed by pits. Anatomy a natural hollow or depression in the body: the pit of the back. Informal Terms pits, the armpits: up to my pits in work. Pathology a small, depressed scar, as one of those left on the skin after smallpox or chicken pox.
What does the adjective pitted mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective pitted. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. pitted has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. plant physiology (Old English) pathology (mid 1500s) forestry (late 1700s) See meaning & use.
pitted. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Cooking pit‧ted /ˈpɪtɪd/ adjective 1 covered with small marks or holes on the surface a red-faced man with pitted cheeks pitted with The desert roads are pitted with potholes. 2 a pitted fruit has had the single hard seed removed from it pitted olives Examples from the ...
