mothy

• صفة تصف شيئًا مليئًا بالعثّ أو تالفًا بسببه؛ وتُستعمل مجازًا أيضًا للإشارة إلى شيء قديم أو بالٍ أو عفا عليه الزمن.

An adjective describing something that is full of moths or damaged by moths; also used figuratively to mean old, worn-out, or antiquated.

1. C1formal

   Worn, eaten, or damaged by moths or as if by moths.

   متأكل من العث

   • He found an old mothy sweater in the attic.
   • The curtains were mothy and full of holes.
   • The antique rug was mothy and needed restoration.

   المرادفاتmoth-eaten

2. C1formal

   Containing or infested with moths.

   مصاب بالعث

   • The closet was mothy and smelled of mothballs.
   • She threw away the mothy blanket.
   • The woolen clothes became mothy after being stored for years.

   المرادفاتmoth-eaten