moth-eaten (
http://definr.com/moth-eaten)
adj 1: showing signs of wear and tear; "a ratty old overcoat";
"shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows
and tatty curtains" [syn:
ratty,
shabby,
tatty]
2: worn or eaten away by or as if by moths; "moth-eaten
blankets"
3: lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new;
"moth-eaten theories about race" [syn:
old,
stale]