riddled

adjective4

1. •
   Damaged throughout by holes.
2. •
   Having (something) spread throughout, as if by an infestation.
3. •
   Taking a noun complement construed with the preposition with.

   • The minister claimed that the old benefits system was riddled with abuse and fraud.
4. •
   Taking a noun complement that precedes the adjective, forming a compound.

   • a hole-riddled sweater