potholed
Full of holes
Potholed describes a surface, typically a road, pitted with potholes—those bowl-shaped cavities formed by wear and weather.
A potholed street makes for a rough, jarring drive: We bounced along the potholed highway.
The word suggests neglect or poor maintenance: The potholed parking lot hadn't been repaved in decades.
Having surface fractures
- ruttedHaving worn tracks
- unevenNot smooth or balanced
- bumpyUneven in surface
- deterioratedBecame worse over time
damaged · worn · broken · rough · patchy · scarred · fractured · eroded
cracked
Having surface fractures
deteriorated · damaged · worn · broken · rough · patchy · scarred · fractured · eroded · crumbling
underfunded
Insufficiently financially supported
- neglectedNot given proper attention
- disrepairPoor maintained condition
- crumblingBreaking down gradually
third-world · developing · municipal · council · roadwork · repaving · patching · asphalt · tarmac · concrete
dangerous
Apt to cause harm
- treacherousDisloyal and dangerous
- accident-proneTending toward mishaps
- riskyInvolving possible harm
perilous · jarring · collision · obstacle · caution · warning · detour · avoidance · liability · injury
- path conditionsmuddy, rocky, icy, slippery, wet
- unevenuneven, irregular, unequal, nonuniform, asymmetric
- pothole repairFixing street surface cavities
- prairie potholesShallow glacial wetland depressions
- pothole damageVehicle injury from pavement gaps
- pothole fillingRepairing road surface cavities