mothy

[ maw-thee, moth-ee ]

/ ˈmɔ θi, ˈmɒθ i /

adjective, moth·i·er, moth·i·est.

containing moths.

moth-eaten.

Origin of mothy

First recorded in 1590–1600; moth + -y¹

Words nearby mothy

motherwort, mother yaw, moth mullein, moth orchid, mothproof, mothy, Mo Ti, motif, motile, motility, motion

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Example sentences from the Web for mothy

There were several articles of wearing apparel in this box, all of a mothy and mouldy character.
Sue, A Little Heroine|L. T. Meade
He threw off his clothes, and got into the mothy blankets beside her.
A Rough Shaking|George MacDonald
You dont suppose Baggs would hide kerosene, say, behind his mothy old yarn, would he?
Fighting the Sea|Edward A. Rand
"This mothy one is pretty enough for me," declared Margaret.
Ethel Morton and the Christmas Ship|Mabell S. C. Smith

His complexion was floury, and looked as if, had you touched it, a mothy dust would have adhered to your finger.
Back o' the Moon|Oliver Onions

British Dictionary definitions for mothy

mothy

/ (ˈmɒθɪ) /

adjective mothier or mothiest

ragged; moth-eaten

containing moths; full of moths

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单词	mothy
释义	mothy [ maw-thee, moth-ee ] / ˈmɔ θi, ˈmɒθ i / adjective, moth·i·er, moth·i·est. containing moths. moth-eaten. Origin of mothy First recorded in 1590–1600; moth + -y¹ Words nearby mothy motherwort, mother yaw, moth mullein, moth orchid, mothproof, mothy, Mo Ti, motif, motile, motility, motion Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mothy There were several articles of wearing apparel in this box, all of a mothy and mouldy character. Sue, A Little Heroine\|L. T. Meade He threw off his clothes, and got into the mothy blankets beside her. A Rough Shaking\|George MacDonald You dont suppose Baggs would hide kerosene, say, behind his mothy old yarn, would he? Fighting the Sea\|Edward A. Rand "This mothy one is pretty enough for me," declared Margaret. Ethel Morton and the Christmas Ship\|Mabell S. C. Smith His complexion was floury, and looked as if, had you touched it, a mothy dust would have adhered to your finger. Back o' the Moon\|Oliver Onions British Dictionary definitions for mothy mothy / (ˈmɒθɪ) / adjective mothier or mothiest ragged; moth-eaten containing moths; full of moths Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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