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
Recent Examples on the Web 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 Meet the Testers Grandma: 75, freckled and fair-skinned with pink undertones. Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2024 Its bare skin is golden and freckled with herbs before getting cloaked in sauces that range in heat. Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 17 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for freckled 

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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 17 Oct. 2024.

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