Meaning

3 senses
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a moth.

  2. Infested with moths

  3. Moth-eaten

    worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths

Origin

From moth + -y.

From moth + -y.

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Forms

mothier, mothiest
Comparativemothier Lesson
Superlativemothiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths:moth-eaten

Word family

1 related words
Relatedmoth

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
mothy — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto