moth-eaten

  • (s) showing signs of wear and tear
    • a ratty old overcoat
    • shabby furniture
    • an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains
    shabby, tatty, ratty,
  • (s) worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths
    • moth-eaten blankets
    mothy,
  • (s) lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new
    • moth-eaten theories about race
    • stale news
    dusty, stale, cold,

Synonyms

shabby tatty ratty mothy dusty stale cold

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