Definition of riddled Riddled

/ɹɪˈdʌld/ - [riduld] -

We found 9 definitions of riddled from 4 different sources.

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What does riddled mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

riddled, riddledder, riddleddest

riddled - (often followed by `with') damaged throughout by numerous perforations or holes; "a sweater riddled with moth holes"; "cliffs riddled with caves"; "the bullet-riddled target"
riddled - spread throughout; "cities riddled with corruption"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • riddled (Adjective)
    Damaged throughout by holes.
  • riddled (Adjective)
    Having something spread throughout, as if by an infestation.
  • riddled (Adjective)
    The minister claimed that the old benefits system was riddled with abuse and fraud.
  • riddled (Adjective)
    2008, Joan London, The Good Parents, Random House Australia, ISBN 978-1-74166-793-6, page 235.
  • riddled (Adjective)
    They took a swig each from an old bottle of sherry and ate some stale digestive biscuits sealed in a tin in the mouse-riddled cupboards.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • riddled (imp. & p. p.)
    of Riddle

Part of speech

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  • riddled, verb, past participle of riddle (infinitive).
  • riddled, verb, past simple of riddle (infinitive).

Pronunciation

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Sign Language

riddled in sign language
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