worm-eaten

• Adjectif décrivant quelque chose qui a été endommagé ou rongé par des vers, souvent utilisé métaphoriquement pour évoquer la vétusté ou la dégradation.

An old-fashioned adjective describing something that has been damaged or eaten by worms, often used metaphorically to mean decayed or dilapidated.

1. Infested or damaged by wormsB2formal

   Describes something that has been infested with worms or shows signs of damage caused by worms eating through it.

   vermoulu (infesté ou endommagé par les vers)

   • The old wooden table was worm-eaten and full of tiny holes.
   • They found a worm-eaten apple in the basket.
   • The antique bookshelf was discarded because it was worm-eaten.

   Synonymesgrubbymaggotywormy