moth-eaten

Adjective

moth-eaten (comparative more moth-eaten, superlative most moth-eaten)

1. Containing holes by having been eaten by moth larvae.
2. (figuratively) Old and in poor condition; worn-out.
   • "A bit moth-eaten, aren't they?" he said doubtfully. "I mean to say, bumpy in the springs and all that." "Oh, of course, I'd have them resprung and fresh covers made if you bought them."1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 72
3. (figuratively) Antiquated; having been in use a long time.
   • ‘It’s got a file and rope ladder in it and if you was a bit older I’d make you eat them both raw for trying to put such a moth-eaten old wheeze over on me.’1936, Norman Lindsay, The Flyaway Highway, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 90