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单词 moth eaten
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Additional synonyms

in the sense of ragged
Definition
(of clothes) tattered and torn
I am usually happiest in ragged jeans and a t-shirt.
Synonyms
tatty (British),
worn,
poor,
torn,
rent,
faded,
neglected,
rundown,
frayed,
shabby,
worn-out,
seedy,
scruffy,
in tatters,
dilapidated,
tattered,
threadbare,
unkempt,
in rags,
down at heel,
the worse for wear,
in holes,
having seen better days,
scraggy
in the sense of seedy
Definition
shabby in appearance
a seedy hotel
Synonyms
shabby,
rundown,
scruffy,
old,
worn,
faded,
decaying,
grubby,
dilapidated,
tatty (British),
unkempt,
grotty (slang),
crummy (slang),
down at heel,
slovenly,
mangy,
manky (Scottish, dialect),
scungy (Australian, New Zealand)
in the sense of shabby
Definition
wearing worn and dirty clothes
His clothes were old and shabby.
Synonyms
tatty (British),
worn,
ragged,
scruffy,
faded,
frayed,
worn-out,
tattered,
threadbare,
down at heel,
the worse for wear,
having seen better days
in the sense of tattered
Definition
ragged or torn
He fled wearing a sarong and a tattered shirt.
Synonyms
torn,
ripped,
ragged,
frayed,
threadbare
in the sense of threadbare
Definition
wearing shabby worn-out clothes
She sat cross-legged on a square of threadbare carpet.
Synonyms
shabby,
worn,
frayed,
old,
ragged,
worn-out,
scruffy,
tattered,
tatty (British),
down at heel

Synonyms of 'moth-eaten'

moth-eaten

Explore 'moth-eaten' in the dictionary
(adjective) 
Definition
decayed or scruffy
a moth-eaten leopardskin jacket
Synonyms
decayed
ragged
I am usually happiest in ragged jeans and a t-shirt.
shabby
His clothes were old and shabby.
worn-out
seedy
a seedy hotel
dilapidated
She lived in a dilapidated old cottage.
tattered
He fled wearing a sarong and a tattered shirt.
threadbare
She sat cross-legged on a square of threadbare carpet.
decrepit
The film was shot in a decrepit police station.
grungy (slang, mainly US, Canadian)
outworn
stubbornly clinging to outworn traditions
scuzzy (slang, mainly US)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of decrepit
Definition
weakened or worn out by age or long use
The film was shot in a decrepit police station.
Synonyms
ruined,
broken-down,
battered,
crumbling,
rundown,
deteriorated,
decaying,
beat-up (informal),
shabby,
worn-out,
ramshackle,
dilapidated,
antiquated,
rickety,
weather-beaten,
tumbledown
in the sense of dilapidated
Definition
(of a building) having fallen into ruin
She lived in a dilapidated old cottage.
Synonyms
ruined,
fallen in,
broken-down,
battered,
neglected,
crumbling,
rundown,
decayed,
decaying,
falling apart,
beat-up (informal),
shaky,
shabby,
worn-out,
ramshackle,
in ruins,
rickety,
decrepit,
tumbledown,
uncared for,
gone to rack and ruin
in the sense of outworn
Definition
(of a belief or custom) old-fashioned and no longer of any use or relevance
stubbornly clinging to outworn traditions
Synonyms
outdated,
passé,
old-fashioned,
tired,
exhausted,
worn-out,
stale,
obsolete,
out-of-date,
defunct,
archaic,
disused,
unfashionable,
antiquated,
outmoded,
threadbare,
hackneyed,
overused,
behind the times,
superannuated,
out of style,
unhip (slang),
démodé,
out of the ark (informal)

Nearby words of
moth-eaten

  • mostly
  • mote
  • moth
  • moth-eaten
  • mother
  • mother wit
  • mother-of-pearl

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