moth-eaten
Meanings
- showing signs of wear and tear;
- "a ratty old overcoat"
- "shabby furniture"
- "an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains"
- worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths;
- "moth-eaten blankets"
- lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new;
- "moth-eaten theories about race"
- "stale news"