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pertuse

pertuse adjective: pierced or punched with holes.

Adjective

pertuse (comparative more pertuse, superlative most pertuse)

  1. pierced or punched with holes
    Synonyms:
    pertused

Synonyms of pertuse

Forms of pertuse

comparativemore pertuse
superlativemost pertuse

Origin of pertuse

From Latin pertusus, past participle of pertundere (“to beat or thrust through, to bore through”).

Questions about pertuse

What does pertuse mean?
Pertuse means pierced or punched with holes.
What part of speech is pertuse?
Pertuse is an adjective.

Words near pertuse in the dictionary

  1. perturbs
  2. pertusariaceous
  3. pertusarialean
  4. pertusarialeans
  5. pertusate
  6. pertuse
  7. pertused
  8. pertusion
  9. pertusions
  10. pertussal
  11. pertusses

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