Found 2 items, similar to worm-eaten.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: worm-eaten
worm-eaten
adj : eaten (or as if eaten) by worms [syn:
vermiculate,
wormy]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Worm-eaten
Worm-eaten
\Worm"-eat`en\, a.
1. Eaten, or eaten into, by a worm or by worms; as,
worm-eaten timber.
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Concave as a covered goblet, or a worm-eaten nut.
--Shak.
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2. Worn-out; old; worthless. [R.] --Sir W. Raleigh.
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Worm"-eat`en*ness, n. [R.] --Dr. John
Smith.
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