Thesaurus: worm-eaten
Eaten, or eaten into, by a worm or by worms; as, worm-eaten timber.
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Definitions
- a. Eaten, or eaten into, by a worm or by worms; as, worm-eaten timber.
- a. Worn-out; old; worthless.
- adj. infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms
- 1. Eaten, or eaten into, by a worm or by worms; as, worm-eaten timber. Concave as a covered goblet, or a worm-eaten nut. Shak. 2. Worn-out; old; worthless. [R.] Sir W. Raleigh. -- Worm"-eat`en*ness, n. [R.] Dr. John Smith.
- s infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms