[
US
/ˈɹɪdəɫd/
]
[ UK /ɹˈɪdəld/ ]
[ UK /ɹˈɪdəld/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
(often followed by `with') damaged throughout by numerous perforations or holes
the bullet-riddled target
a sweater riddled with moth holes
cliffs riddled with caves -
spread throughout
cities riddled with corruption
How To Use riddled In A Sentence
- A 19-year-old man was killed and four other people, including a pregnant woman, were injured when their car was riddled with bullets by the soldiers.
- I have to applaud Chris for his miraculous, classy turn-around from drug-riddled dope fiend to responsible father and Broadway star.
- I took a tentative sip of my wine: a muddy Pinot Grigio from the reed-riddled fields of some reclaimed Italian marsh. THE CALLIGRAPHER
- In reality, the country's ivory controls are ineffective and riddled with corruption. Times, Sunday Times
- While the warmbloods of France, Germany, Sweden, Poland, Hungary and other European countries have produced a number of good individuals, their pedigrees are riddled with recent Thoroughbred, Arabian and other outcrosses.
- `The whole organization's riddled with sinister ginger groups out to undermine the opposition in any way possible. THE DEVIL'S DOOR
- Weeping bedsores covered his body, and his tree trunk-like legs were riddled with blood clots. The Sun
- The shock of impact riddled both pilots with confusion, stumbling to regain control of their mechs.
- The reception was encased in bulletproof glass, the blankets were riddled with holes and the remote control was moist. Times, Sunday Times
- The 76-year-old from Southend Road, Wickford, was tricked into believing his roof was riddled with woodworm and in danger of collapsing without major repair work.