Meanings
adjectivepertuse (comparative more pertuse, superlative most pertuse)
comparative more pertuse · superlative most pertuse
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivepierced or punched with holes
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Origin
- Latinpertusus
- Englishpertuse
From Latin pertusus, past participle of pertundere (“to beat or thrust through, to bore through”).
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pertuse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pertuse
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pertuse,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pertuse.
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