moth-eaten

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

adjective

1. showing signs of wear and tear
- a ratty old overcoat
- shabby furniture
- an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains
• Syn:
ratty, shabby, tatty
• Similar to:
worn
• Derivationally related forms:
shabbiness (for: shabby)
2. worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths
- moth-eaten blankets
• Syn:
mothy
• Similar to:
worn
3. lacking originality or spontaneity;
no longer new
- moth-eaten theories about race
- stale news
• Syn:
cold, stale, dusty
• Similar to:
unoriginal
• Derivationally related forms:
staleness (for: stale)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  cold, stale, dusty, mothy, ratty, shabby, tatty