Definition of "pitted" []

• Marked by pits. (adjective)
• Having the pit removed: pitted dates. (adjective)

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• "But he was not "cast in nature's finest mould," like Washington, being long favored, with a nose to match; his whole face pitted from the effects of small pox while in the army."
• "On bears vs tigers ... in pitted fights of big cats vs bears, the bears always come off best, even so when the bear is one of the smaller species (e.g. Asiatic black bear)."
• "Sumter, although somewhat pitted, is as strong as ever."