potholeyadj.
/ˈpɒthəʊli/, U.S. /ˈpɑtˌ(h)oʊli/ Having many potholes.
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society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > [adjective] > having potholes
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1914 Times 11 May 13/5 Over moderate roads the Singer vehicle behaved very well, but over a really ‘potholey’ surface the springing did not show up to good advantage.
1936 F. Clune Roaming round Darling x. 89 Road, neither pot-holey nor unholey for thirty-five miles.
1960 Jrnl. Ecol. 48 112 Potholey country in the vicinity of Khartoum has invariably a shallow depth of clay.
1999 BBC Top Gear Mag. June 164/3 Crashing around on potholey city streets.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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