mothy
mothy · mothier · mothiest
Resembling or characteristic of a mothResembling or characteristic of a moth.
Meaning
3 sensesResembling or characteristic of a moth.
Infested with moths
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, mothiestSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths:moth-eaten
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedmoth
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.