moth-eaten

adjectives

showing signs of wear and tear

"a ratty old overcoat"; "shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains"

moth-eaten, ratty, shabby, tatty

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

"moth-eaten blankets"

moth-eaten, mothy

lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new

"moth-eaten theories about race"; "stale news"

cold, dusty, moth-eaten, stale