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moth-eaten
[mawth-eet-n, moth-]
adjective
eaten or damaged by or as if by the larvae of moths.
decayed or worn out.
out of fashion; antiquated.
moth-eaten
adjective
decayed, decrepit, or outdated
eaten away by or as if by moths
Other Word Forms
- unmoth-eaten adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of moth-eaten1
Example Sentences
Biden summoned reporters on short notice after Hur cleared him of criminal wrongdoing for mishandling classified documents — and painted him as a moth-eaten, doddering geriatric.
After about four hours, he found his name on the last page of a moth-eaten book.
A tattered, moth-eaten construct that looks like it’s been cobbled together from the spare-parts bin at the $1.98 Special Effects House at the intersection of Shabby Lane and Threadbare Thoroughfare.
Their long, scraggly hair streamed behind them like raggedy, moth-eaten capes as they flew at us.
I saw something like them in Hampton Court, but there they were worn and frayed and moth-eaten.
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