moth-eaten

moth-eat·en (môth

n, m

adj.

1. Eaten away by moth larvae.

2. Old and timeworn: a moth-eaten phrase.

3. Shabby; decrepit.

moth-eaten

adj

1. decayed, decrepit, or outdated

2. eaten away by or as if by moths

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Adj.	1.	moth-eaten - showing signs of wear and tear; "a ratty old overcoat"; "shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains" shabby, tatty, ratty worn - affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket"
	2.	moth-eaten - worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths; "moth-eaten blankets" mothy worn - affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket"
	3.	moth-eaten - lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new; "moth-eaten theories about race"; "stale news" dusty, stale, cold unoriginal - not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual; "the manuscript contained unoriginal emendations"; "his life had been unoriginal, conforming completely to the given pattern"- Gwethalyn Graham

moth-eaten

adjective decayed, ragged, shabby, worn-out, seedy, dilapidated, tattered, threadbare, decrepit, grungy (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), outworn, scuzzy (slang, chiefly U.S.) a moth-eaten leopardskin jacket

Translations

moth-eaten [ˈmɒθˌiːtn] ADJ → apolillado

moth-eaten [ˈmɒθˌiːtn] adj → tarmato/a

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cold
dusty
eat
eat up
eater
Hair Texture
mangy
moth
Moth-eat
mothball
mothy
ratty
shabby
stale
tatty
worn out

At eight o'clock the next evening Aunt Ellen took a quaint old gold ring from a moth-eaten case and gave it to Richard.

The Four Million by Henry, O. View in context

It was attached to a moth-eaten sash of thick-woven crimson silk from which hung heavy silk tassels.

The Valley of the Moon by London, Jack View in context

His getting on his box, which I remember to have been decorated with an old weather-stained pea-green hammercloth moth-eaten into rags, was quite a work of time.

Great Expectations by Dickens, Charles View in context

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