Adjective

• S: (adj) moth-eaten, ratty, shabby, tatty (showing signs of wear and tear) "a ratty old overcoat"; "shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains"
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• W: (n) shabbiness [Related to: shabby] (a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing)
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• S: (adj) moth-eaten, mothy (worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths) "moth-eaten blankets"
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• S: (adj) cold, stale, dusty, moth-eaten (lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new) "moth-eaten theories about race"; "stale news"
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• W: (n) staleness [Related to: stale] (unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed)
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• Overview
• S: (n) triteness, staleness (unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed)
• S: (n) staleness (having lost purity and freshness as a consequence of aging)
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