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:
- unworkable
- extinct
- vanished
- unusable
- latent
- past
- inoperative
- disused
- aged
- old-time
- dormant
- free
- retro
- kaputt
- idle
- inoperable
- former
- old-world
- noachian
- fusty
- atavistic
- fallow
- kaput
- hoary
- ageing
- erstwhile
- demoded
- bygone
- old-fashioned
- venerable
- inactive
- inert
- late
- antediluvian
- musty
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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, prehistoric, antiquated, medieval, archaic,obsolete, obsolescent, historical,discarded
present-day, new, contemporary, present-day, recent, modern, new, current, current,modern
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.
