PERTUSED

Adjective

pertused (comparative more pertused, superlative most pertused)

pertuse; pierced with holes

Anagrams

• deputers, upserted

Source: Wiktionary


Per*tuse", Per*tused", a. Etym: [L. pertusus, p.p. of pertundere to beat or thrust through, to bore through; per + tundere to beat: cf. F. pertus. Cf. Pierce.]

Definition: Punched; pierced with, or having, holes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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