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 mites feed on leaves, leaving a freckled appearance and light webbing. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2025 The couple later went Instagram official in April 2020 after fans recognized the Olympian’s tatted and freckled arm. Colson Thayer, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025 What an impressive, vibrant, freckled chandelier for our bee friend! New York Times Games, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025 Her freckled nose scrunched, kickstarting Sam’s heart into beating again. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025 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 8 Apr. 2025.

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