mothy

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a moth.

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moth-eatenworntroubled
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Meanings

adjectivemothy (comparative mothier, superlative mothiest)

comparative mothier · superlative mothiest

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a moth.

    He felt a flutter of panic, a commotion of mothy wings at his throat.

    2012, Griffin Hansbury, The Nostalgist
  2. infested with moths
  3. moth-eaten

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
moth-eatenworn

adjectiveinfested with moths

Similar
troubled
Also see
moth-eaten

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From moth + -y.

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Cite this entry
APA

mothy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mothy

MLA

“mothy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mothy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mothy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mothy.

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