mothy

• Adjektiv, das etwas beschreibt, das voller Motten ist oder von Motten beschädigt wurde; im übertragenen Sinn auch für etwas Altes, Abgetragenes oder Veraltetes.

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.

   von Motten beschädigt

   • 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.

   Synonymemoth-eaten

2. C1formal

   Containing or infested with moths.

   Von Motten befallen

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

   Synonymemoth-eaten