riddled

adj 1: (often followed by `with') damaged throughout by numerous

perforations or holes; "a sweater riddled with moth

holes"; "cliffs riddled with caves"; "the

bullet-riddled target"

2: spread throughout; "cities riddled with corruption"

diddle

1. To work with or modify in a not particularly serious

manner. "I diddled a copy of {ADVENT} so it didn't

double-space all the time." "Let's diddle this piece of code

and see if the problem goes away."

See {tweak} and {twiddle}.

2. The action or result of diddling.

See also {tweak}, {twiddle}, {frob}.

[{Jargon File}]

(1995-01-31)