holey

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English holy, holi, holly, holli (“holey, spongy, hollow”); equivalent to hole +‎ -y. The e was inserted in Modern English to distinguish the word from holy (“hallowed, sacred”). === Pronunciation === (UK, wholly-holy split) IPA(key): /ˈhəʊl.li/, [ˈhɒʊli], [ˈhɒʊɫ.li] (UK, without wholly-holy split) IPA(key): /ˈhəʊli/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈhoʊli/ Rhymes: -əʊli Homophones: wholly, holy (in accents without the wholly-holy split) === Adjective === holey (comparative holier, superlative holiest) Having, or being full of, holes. ==== Derived terms ==== holey dollar holeyness ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Hoyle