mothy

American  

[maw-thee, moth-ee] / ˈmɔ θi, ˈmɒθ i /

adjective

mothier, mothiest

1. containing moths.

2. moth-eaten.

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mothy British  

/ ˈmɒθɪ /

adjective

1. ragged; moth-eaten

2. containing moths; full of moths

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Etymology

Origin of mothy

First recorded in 1590–1600; moth + -y ¹

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Example Sentences

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mothy

Wikipedia’s volunteers, usually sequestered in the mothy recesses of talk pages and admin noticeboards, remain invisible to most readers.

From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2023

And in the Folio-only plays there are several very rare words that again are familiar to Florio: "longly", "mothy", "queasines", "roynish".

From The Guardian ● Jul. 12, 2013

But the great physicist was also engagingly simple, trading ties and socks for mothy sweaters and sweatshirts.

From Time Magazine Archive

These Princesses are but candles; and now that we have singed our mothy wings, and are crippled so that we may not fly again, let us beware.

From Arms and the Woman by Harold MacGrath

There were several articles of wearing apparel in this box, all of a mothy and mouldy character.

From Sue, A Little Heroine by L. T. Meade

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