freckled

adjective

freck·​led ˈfre-kəld How to pronounce freckled (audio)
: having freckles
his freckled nose
I knew this little girl. She looked like the freckled six-year-old in my mother's wallet. She felt like Pollyanna.Lorene Cary

Examples of freckled in a Sentence

a tanned girl with a freckled face
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The freckled boy with kind eyes was wearing an orange and pink suit with a parachute flap affixed to the back of his wheelchair. Bryan West, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024 And while White's face wasn't visible in the demonstration, fans quickly pointed out the snowboarder's tattoo and freckled arms. Andrea Lavinthal, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024 Jumper was among the 300 pets on the transport, and her freckled, smiling face caught Aslanian's attention. Alexandra Rockey Fleming, Peoplemag, 8 July 2024 But Mack – freckled face, baby afro, rocking an unlimited supply of hockey jerseys – was an old-school verbal bruiser, coming up with wild-and-crazy rhyme schemes to all those MCs who dare step to him. Craig Lindsey, VIBE.com, 20 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for freckled 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of freckled was in the 15th century

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“Freckled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freckled. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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