moth-eaten
- s showing signs of wear and tear
- s worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths
moth-eaten blankets - s lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new
moth-eaten theories about race
- To our recent guests, "the slightly moth-eaten Prince Charming, the fading Juliet," one shamed American's apology.
- Though it may no longer teem with tigers except for the stuffed, moth-eaten relic languishing in the visitors' center there are plenty of gibbons, deer and colorful birds .
- Now, if we want to pin down poshlost in contemporary writing we must look for it in Freudian symbolism, moth-eaten mythologies, social comment, humanistic messages, political .