moth-eatenadjective
uk/ˈmɒθˌiː.tən/us/ˈmɑːθˌiː.t̬ən/If clothing or furniture is moth-eaten, it looks old and has holes in it:
I found some moth-eaten old sweaters in the back of the wardrobe.
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In bad condition
- battered
- battle-scarred
- be on the skids idiom
- beat up
- blasted
- fleabitten
- have seen better days idiom
- hors de combat
- impair
- in good, bad, etc. repair idiom
- scuff
- shabby
- shattered
- shop-soiled
- shopworn
- worn out
- worse
- worsen
- wrack
- wrecked
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