moth-eaten

adjective

moth-eat·​en ˈmȯth-ˌē-tᵊn 

1

: eaten into by moth larvae

moth-eaten clothes

2

a

: dilapidated

b

: antiquated, outmoded

Synonyms of moth-eaten

• obsolete
• archaic
• antiquated
• medieval
• rusty
• old

Examples of moth-eaten in a Sentence

moth-eaten scientific theories that no one's believed in ages

a man who's been wearing the same moth-eaten clothes for decades

an uncle who tells the same moth-eaten stories every Thanksgiving

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for moth-eaten

• sisseton
• unbeaten
• uneaten
• wahpeton
• beaten
• cretin
• eaten
• sweeten
• teton
• wheaten
• phenacetin

Kids Definition

moth-eaten

adjective

moth-eat·​en

ˈmȯ-ˌthēt-ᵊn

1

: eaten into by moths

moth-eaten clothes

2

: so old as to be no longer acceptable or usable