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English Dictionary: moth-eaten by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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"
    Synonym(s): moth-eaten, ratty, shabby, tatty
  2. worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths; "moth-eaten blankets"
    Synonym(s): moth-eaten, mothy
  3. lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new; "moth- eaten theories about race"; "stale news"
    Synonym(s): cold, stale, dusty, moth-eaten
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