holey
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holey
- /ˈhəʊl.li/
- [ˈhɒʊli]
- [ˈhɒʊɫ.li]
- /ˈhəʊli/ UK
- /ˈhoʊli/ US
Sounds like wholly, holy (in accents without the wholly-holy split) · Rhymes with -əʊli
Where it comes from
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”).
adjective holier · holiest
- Having, or being full of, holes. Fred loved holey Dutch cheese.
Translations
Talk about this word "holey." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/holey. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. holey. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/holey "holey." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/holey.Cite this
@misc{holey_2026,
title = {holey},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/holey},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
