MOTH-EATEN


Meaning of MOTH-EATEN in English

1.

Moth-eaten clothes look very old and have holes in them.

ADJ

2.

If you describe something as moth-eaten , you mean that it seems unattractive or useless because it is old or has been used too much.

We drove through a somewhat moth-eaten deer park...

This strategy looks increasingly moth-eaten.

ADJ [ disapproval ]

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