moth-eaten

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

moth-eaten
    adj 1: showing signs of wear and tear; "a ratty old overcoat";
           "shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows and
           tatty curtains" [syn: {moth-eaten}, {ratty}, {shabby},
           {tatty}]
    2: worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths; "moth-eaten
       blankets" [syn: {moth-eaten}, {mothy}]
    3: lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new; "moth-
       eaten theories about race"; "stale news" [syn: {cold},
       {stale}, {dusty}, {moth-eaten}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Moth-eaten \Moth"-eat`en\, a.
   having holes due to eating by moths or moth larvae; -- of
   cloth or clothing.
   [PJC]