moth-eaten
eaten or damaged by or as if by the larvae of moths.
decayed or worn out.
out of fashion; antiquated.
Origin of moth-eaten
1Other words from moth-eaten
- un·moth-eat·en, adjective
Words Nearby moth-eaten
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How to use moth-eaten in a sentence
For a contemporary manifestation of this moth-eaten brand of tyranny, look no further than Hamas-ruled Gaza.
I also saw the clerk busy folding up a moth-eaten velvet pall—not a sight for Christmas Day.
A Thin Ghost and Others | M. R. (Montague Rhodes) JamesCome one, come all—all you moth-eaten, lousy stiffs from Stiffville.
American Sketches | Charles WhibleyIn impatient haste he tossed out some old novels, caps, a blazer, a roll of moth-eaten bunting.
The Open Question | Elizabeth RobinsWhen we go to see them in the evening we find him wrapped in a moth-eaten gray coat and a cap on his head.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3) | George Eliot
They had hurried on because they were anxious to bring the spoils of the chase to Simla ere the skins grew moth-eaten.
Kim | Rudyard Kipling
British Dictionary definitions for moth-eaten
decayed, decrepit, or outdated
eaten away by or as if by moths
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