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pimply

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having pimples; pimpled.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

(of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: acned, pimpled, pustulate

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From pimple + -y.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: пъпчив (pǎpčiv) — having pimples; pimpled
  • Danish: bumset — having pimples; pimpled
  • Finnish: näppyläinen — having pimples; pimpled
  • Finnish: finninen — having pimples; pimpled
  • German: picklig — having pimples; pimpled
  • Icelandic: bólugrafinn — having pimples; pimpled
  • Māori: para — having pimples; pimpled
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kvisete — having pimples; pimpled
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvisete — having pimples; pimpled
  • Spanish: granujoso — having pimples; pimpled
  • Swedish: finnig — having pimples; pimpled
  • Unami: mëmkihsi — having pimples; pimpled
  • Yiddish: פּרישטשיק (prishtshik) — having pimples; pimpled