mothy

• Adjetivo que descreve algo cheio de traças ou danificado por elas; também é usado em sentido figurado para algo velho, gasto ou ultrapassado.

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.

   Comido por traças

   • 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.

   Sinônimosmoth-eaten

2. C1formal

   Containing or infested with moths.

   Infestado de traças

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

   Sinônimosmoth-eaten