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moth-eaten in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new
    "moth-eaten theories about race"; "stale news"
    cold  stale  dusty  moth-eaten 
  2. showing signs of wear and tear
    "a ratty old overcoat"; "shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains"
    moth-eaten  ratty  shabby  tatty 
  3. worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths
    "moth-eaten blankets"
    moth-eaten  mothy 
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moth-eaten in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (adjective) Containing holes by having been eaten by moth larvae.
  2. (adjective) old and in poor condition
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