showing signs of wear and tear; a ratty old overcoat; shabby furniture; an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains

[ Syn: ratty , shabby , tatty ]

worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths; moth-eaten blankets

[ Syn: mothy ]

lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new; moth-eaten theories about race; stale news

[ Syn: cold , stale , dusty ]