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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. showing signs of wear and tear;
- Example: "a ratty old overcoat"
- Example: "shabby furniture"
- Example: "an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains"
[syn: moth-eaten, ratty, shabby, tatty]

2. worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths;
- Example: "moth-eaten blankets"
[syn: moth-eaten, mothy]

3. lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new;
- Example: "moth-eaten theories about race"
- Example: "stale news"
[syn: cold, stale, dusty, moth-eaten]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Moth-eaten \Moth"-eat`en\, a.
   having holes due to eating by moths or moth larvae; -- of
   cloth or clothing.
   [PJC]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

moth-eaten
    adj 1: showing signs of wear and tear; "a ratty old overcoat";
           "shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows and
           tatty curtains" [syn: moth-eaten, ratty, shabby,
           tatty]
    2: worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths; "moth-eaten
       blankets" [syn: moth-eaten, mothy]
    3: lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new; "moth-
       eaten theories about race"; "stale news" [syn: cold,
       stale, dusty, moth-eaten]