pitted

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His face was pock-pitted, and had not on it even signs of a beard.

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  1. adjective Marked by pits.
  2. adjective Having the pit removed: pitted dates.

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  • It was worn and pitted, as if it had lain for a long time exposed to the weather. —  035 - Murder Mirage
  • The metal was scratched and pitted, the Buck Rogers logo barely recognizable as such, as if etched by the impurities of the old black and white film cells in which the original made its appearances. —  Asimov'sSF,June2008
  • The outside of the barrel was badly pitted, and the stock had cracked, but been repaired with brass tacks and string wound tightly around it and coated with varnish. —  forestmage
  • The leather was pitted, the bronze scabbard showing many dents, but the sword within was iron and keen-edged. —  David Gemmell - (Lion of Macedon 01) Lion Of Macedon v1.0 (1990).htm
  • It was deeply pitted, as if it had lain in the weather for a long time, but was still serviceable. —  021 - The Sea Magician
 

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/ˈpɪtɛd/
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