mothy

[ maw-thee, moth-ee ]

/ ˈmɔ θi, ˈmɒθ i /

containing moths.

moth-eaten.

Origin of mothy

First recorded in 1590–1600; moth + -y¹

There were several articles of wearing apparel in this box, all of a mothy and mouldy character.

Sue, A Little Heroine |L. T. Meade
He threw off his clothes, and got into the mothy blankets beside her.

A Rough Shaking |George MacDonald
You dont suppose Baggs would hide kerosene, say, behind his mothy old yarn, would he?

Fighting the Sea |Edward A. Rand
"This mothy one is pretty enough for me," declared Margaret.

Ethel Morton and the Christmas Ship |Mabell S. C. Smith

His complexion was floury, and looked as if, had you touched it, a mothy dust would have adhered to your finger.

Back o' the Moon |Oliver Onions

mothy

/ (ˈmɒθɪ) /

ragged; moth-eaten

containing moths; full of moths