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moth-eaten   (TTS Sound)

The adj moth-eaten has 3 senses

• moth-eaten, ratty, shabby, tatty -- (showing signs of wear and tear; "a ratty old overcoat"; "shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains")


• moth-eaten, mothy -- (worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths; "moth-eaten blankets")


• cold, stale, dusty, moth-eaten -- (lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new; "moth-eaten theories about race"; "stale news")