worm-eaten

[wurm-eet-n]

worm-eat·en

[wurm-eet-n]
adjective
1.
eaten into or gnawed by worms.
2.
impaired by time, decayed or antiquated.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English wormeten; see worm, eat, -en3

un·worm-eat·en, adjective
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worm-eaten
 
adj
1.  eaten into by worms: a worm-eaten table
2.  decayed; rotten
3.  old-fashioned; antiquated

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