MEANING
Marked with many small holes or depressions.
Use it for
Weathered surfaces, small water-holding hollows, and porous-looking textures.Break a smooth surface into localized depressions.
Words that belong together
- pitted rock
- pitted surface
- deeply pitted stone
On the page
Rainwater collected in the hollows of the pitted rock beside the shore.
The boulder was pitted on its windward face.
A pitted surface made the stone uncomfortable to sit on.
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- pitted
Usage notes
Primary category: environment. Surface hollows rather than through-holes; can result from erosion or weathering without specifying their cause. Normally non-gradable in classification; more heavily pitted for degree. Participial adjective from pit.
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