moth-eaten Sentence Examples
- The once-pristine tapestry now lay moth-eaten and threadbare.
- The moth-eaten wool rug bore witness to years of neglect.
- The leather-bound book had suffered significant damage, its pages riddled with moth-eaten holes.
- The ancient scroll, its parchment thin and delicate, was crumbling from moth-eaten decay.
- The silk curtain shimmered gently, but its moth-eaten edges marred its elegance.
- The moths had left their mark on the moth-eaten sweater, leaving it useless and unsightly.
- The moth-eaten wood of the antique chair threatened to collapse under the slightest weight.
- The moth-eaten carpet covered the floor in a pitiful state of disrepair.
- The once-vibrant painting now hung in tatters, its canvas riddled with moth-eaten holes.
- The moth-eaten quilt, a relic of forgotten times, lay forgotten in the attic.
moth-eaten Meaning
moth-eaten (s)
showing signs of wear and tear
worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths
lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new
Synonyms & Antonyms of moth-eaten
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Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- latent
- hoary
- atavistic
- idle
- inert
- kaput
- old-fashioned
- inoperative
- inoperable
- noachian
- ageing
- old-time
- retro
- free
- aged
- fallow
- inactive
- erstwhile
- venerable
- antediluvian
- former
- late
- extinct
- unworkable
- unusable
- old-world
- dormant
- musty
- demoded
- fusty
- disused
- vanished
- past
- kaputt
- bygone
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FAQs About the word moth-eaten
showing signs of wear and tear, worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths, lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new
rusty, old, antiquated, archaic,obsolete, medieval, prehistoric, mediaeval,démodé, obsolescent
new, modern, recent,modern, present-day, new, current, present-day, contemporary, contemporary
The once-pristine tapestry now lay moth-eaten and threadbare.
The moth-eaten wool rug bore witness to years of neglect.
The leather-bound book had suffered significant damage, its pages riddled with moth-eaten holes.
The ancient scroll, its parchment thin and delicate, was crumbling from moth-eaten decay.
