full of; riddled with
Attaches to nouns to express that something is full of undesirable things, such as mistakes, holes, or problems. Carries a negative connotation.
彼のレポートは間違いだらけだった。
His report was full of mistakes.
この部屋はほこりだらけだ。
This room is covered in dust.
covered all over with
Used when a surface or person is completely covered with something, often messy or unpleasant, such as blood, mud, or paint.
彼の服は泥だらけになった。
His clothes got covered in mud.
事故現場は血
Before I knew it, the room had become full of trash.
The accident scene was covered in blood.
彼は傷だらけの手を見せてくれた。
He showed me his hands, which were covered in scars.
だらけ always carries a negative sense of being overrun by something unpleasant, whereas ずくめ just means 'nothing but' a single thing and can be neutral or even positive (黒ずくめ, いいことずくめ).
hairy; furry; covered in hair
covered in mud; mud-caked
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
riddled with holes; full of holes · full of flaws; full of loopholes; flawed
thorny; full of thorns · miserable; full of hardships
Derived from the verb 散る (ちる, 'to scatter') with the suffix け, indicating a state of being scattered or full of something. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.