worm-eaten

[ wurm-eet-n ]

/ ˈwɜrmˌit n /

adjective

eaten into or gnawed by worms.

impaired by time, decayed or antiquated.

Origin of worm-eaten

1350–1400; Middle English wormeten;see worm, eat, -en³

OTHER WORDS FROM worm-eaten

un·worm-eat·en, adjective

Words nearby worm-eaten

World Wide Web, worm, wormcast, worm conveyor, worm drive, worm-eaten, wormery, worm fence, wormfish, wormfly, worm gear

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Example sentences from the Web for worm-eaten

Did anything matter, when a few years would see the flesh he had thought divine corrupt and worm-eaten?
The Hero|William Somerset Maugham
She even preferred that studio with its worn-out divans and its worm-eaten tapestries that were slowly shredding away.
His Excellency the Minister|Jules Claretie
With trembling hands he picked up a worm-eaten stick beside the stove.
Jim Spurling, Fisherman|Albert Walter Tolman
On April 4, 1581, she suggested to Drake that she would be his guest at a banquet on board the little, worm-eaten ship.
Days of the Discoverers|L. Lamprey

They were beginning to mean something to him, and he saw that the bank was a worm-eaten shell.
A Certain Rich Man|William Allen White

British Dictionary definitions for worm-eaten

worm-eaten

adjective

eaten into by wormsa worm-eaten table

decayed; rotten

old-fashioned; antiquated

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单词	worm-eaten
释义	worm-eaten [ wurm-eet-n ] / ˈwɜrmˌit n / adjective eaten into or gnawed by worms. impaired by time, decayed or antiquated. Origin of worm-eaten 1350–1400; Middle English wormeten;see worm, eat, -en³ OTHER WORDS FROM worm-eaten un·worm-eat·en, adjective Words nearby worm-eaten World Wide Web, worm, wormcast, worm conveyor, worm drive, worm-eaten, wormery, worm fence, wormfish, wormfly, worm gear Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for worm-eaten Did anything matter, when a few years would see the flesh he had thought divine corrupt and worm-eaten? The Hero\|William Somerset Maugham She even preferred that studio with its worn-out divans and its worm-eaten tapestries that were slowly shredding away. His Excellency the Minister\|Jules Claretie With trembling hands he picked up a worm-eaten stick beside the stove. Jim Spurling, Fisherman\|Albert Walter Tolman On April 4, 1581, she suggested to Drake that she would be his guest at a banquet on board the little, worm-eaten ship. Days of the Discoverers\|L. Lamprey They were beginning to mean something to him, and he saw that the bank was a worm-eaten shell. A Certain Rich Man\|William Allen White British Dictionary definitions for worm-eaten worm-eaten adjective eaten into by wormsa worm-eaten table decayed; rotten old-fashioned; antiquated 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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