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.
His report was full of mistakes.
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.
His clothes got covered in mud.
Before I knew it, the room had become full of trash.
この部屋はほこりだらけだ。
This room is covered in dust.
事故現場は血だらけだった。
The accident scene was covered in blood.
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.