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Holey vs Perforated - What's the difference?

holey | perforated |

As adjectives the difference between holey and perforated

is that holey is having, or being full of, holes while perforated is pierced with holes.

As a verb perforated is

past tense of perforate.

holey

English

Adjective

(er)
  • having, or being full of, holes
    • Fred loved holey Dutch cheese.

    perforated

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Pierced with holes.
  • Specifically , having a series of holes enabling easy tearing along a straight line.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (perforate)