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moth-eatenenUK
moth-eat·en (môth′ēt′n, mŏth′-)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 decayed, decrepit, or outdated 2.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 moth′-eat`en
adj. 1. eaten or damaged by or as if by the larvae of moths. 2. decayed or worn-out. 3. out of fashion. [1350–1400] Thesaurus| 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, rattyworn - 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"mothyworn - 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, coldunoriginal - 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-eatenadjective 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 jacketTranslationsmoth (moθ) – plural moths (moθs) (American) (mo:ðz) – noun1. any of a large number of insects, rather like butterflies but with wider bodies, seen mostly at night and attracted by light. 蛾 蛾2. a clothes moth. The moths have been at my evening dress. 衣蛾 蛀虫clothes moth a type of moth whose larva feeds on cloth and makes holes. 衣蛾(其幼蟲會蛀食衣服) 蛀衣服的蠹虫ˈmothball noun a small ball of a chemical used to protect clothes from clothes moths. 樟腦丸 卫生球，mothball ˈmoth-eaten adjective (of cloth) eaten by moths. a moth-eaten blanket. (衣服)被蛾蛀壞的 虫蛀的，蛀坏了的 EncyclopediaSeemothmoth-eatenenUK
moth-eaten adjective A descriptive term referring to sharply delineated irregular patches of one lesion, mass, colour, radiologic density, colour or light microscopic pattern adjacent to another.moth-eatenenUK
Related to moth-eaten: Moth Eaten BoneSynonyms for moth-eatenadj decayedSynonyms- decayed
- ragged
- shabby
- worn-out
- seedy
- dilapidated
- tattered
- threadbare
- decrepit
- grungy
- outworn
- scuzzy
Synonyms for moth-eatenadj showing signs of wear and tearSynonymsRelated Wordsadj worn or eaten away by (or as if by) mothsSynonymsRelated Wordsadj lacking originality or spontaneitySynonymsRelated Words |