adjective
1. showing signs of wear and tear
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a ratty old overcoat
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shabby furniture
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an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains
• Similar to: ↑worn
• Derivationally related forms: ↑shabbiness (for: ↑shabby)
2. worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths
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moth-eaten blankets
• Syn: ↑mothy
• Similar to: ↑worn
3. lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new
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moth-eaten theories about race
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stale news
• Similar to: ↑unoriginal
Useful english dictionary. 2012.