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holey

full of holes: holey cheese
Not to be confused with:
holy – sacred; hallowed: holy ground
wholly – completely; entirely: The group was wholly in favor of the proposition.
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embree

hol·ey

 (hō′lē)
adj. hol·i·er, hol·i·est
Having holes or full of holes.
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holey

(ˈhəʊlɪ)
adj, holeyer or holeyest
full of holes
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.holey - allowing passage in and out; "our unfenced and largely unpoliced border inevitably has been very porous"
leaky - permitting the unwanted passage of fluids or gases ; "a leaky roof"; "a leaky defense system"
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Translations

holey

[ˈhəulɪ] ADJ [shirt, sweater] → lleno de agujeros, lleno de rotos; [socks] → con muchos tomates
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

holey

adj (inf)löchrig
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

holey

[ˈhəʊlɪ] adjpieno/a di buchi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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Three new witnesses including two judges Tuesday testified before an anti-terror special court here in a case lodged over 2016 terrorist attack at Holey Artisan Bakery in capital's Gulshan area, reports BSS.
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He eschewed the usual farmer's look of holey jumper, checked shirt with frayed collar and battered Barbour jacket in favour of high fashion garments from the Italian label's cruise collection.
HOLEY moley, this driver is so stunned after a 4ft-deep pothole opened up under his car he jumps in and tries it out for size.
We present the following tips that together can contribute to eliminating bad breath whilst fasting during this holey month.
Naik is facing probe both in India and Bangladesh after two suspects in the terror attack at the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka in July 2016, claimed that they were inspired by Naik's radical preaching.
Aaron Grabham crossed for two quick-fire tries, one converted by wing Will Holey.
The group includes Megan Sisco, owner of Circleculture Farms; Paul Mayz, director of permaculture at Sixtwelve; and Andrea Koester, owner of Holey Rollers (a donut & coffee shop).<br />SixTwelve founder Amy Young agreed to host the market.
Indeed golf could soon be the new ten pin bowling as outfits such as Urban Putt, Junkyard Golf Club and Holey Moley jockey their way for space in the novelty bar scene.
Or for something low maintenance with a tropical feel, go for Monstera deliciosa, the Swiss cheese plant, with its large, holey leaves, and a couple of parlour palms.
Over the past 11 years, Marcus Investments has invested in and grown a variety of successful businesses including Berengaria, a real estate business that has developed and/or managed more than USD 300 million of retail developments nationwide since its inception in 2008, Hospitality Democracy, the company's restaurant operation, which includes Zaffiro's pizza, AJ Bombers, Smoke Shack and Holey Moley (Doughnuts), among others, as well as Verlo Mattress, which the company successfully transformed into a nationally recognized, vertically integrated consumer brand concept.