mothiest

ˈmɔːθiɪst

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Definition of mothiest - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

biology

Rare

most resembling a moth

Rare

The mothiest fabric had tiny holes and a dusty texture.

insect

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most infested with moths

Rare

This is the mothiest sweater in the closet.

infested

swarmed

teeming

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Origin of mothiest

Old English, mōth (insect) + -iest (superlative suffix)

Examples of mothiest in a sentence

This is the mothiest sweater I've ever seen.
That old blanket is the mothiest thing I've ever seen.
The mothiest clothes are usually found in the attic.

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French:qui ressemble le plus à un papillon de nuit, mité, ...
German:am mottenähnlichsten, am mottenverseuchtesten, ...
Italian:più simile a una falena, il più tarmato, ...
Spanish:más polilloso, el más polilloso, ...
Portuguese:mais semelhante a uma traça, mais infestado de traças, ...
Chinese:最像蛾的, 受蛾侵扰最严重的, ...
Japanese:蛾のような, 虫食いだらけの, ...
Arabic:أَكْثَر شَبَهًا بِالْعُثَّة, الأَكْثَر إِصَابَة بِالعُث, ...
Hebrew:דּוֹמֶה לְעָשׁ, הַכִּי נָגוּעַ בְּעָשִׁים, ...
Russian:похожий на моль, наиболее зараженный молью, ...
Ukrainian:наймільніший, найбільш заражений міллю, ...
Hindi:पतंगे जैसा, सबसे अधिक पतंगे वाला, ...
Bengali:সবচেয়ে মথের মতো, সবচেয়ে পোকাযুক্ত, ...
Catalan:més semblant a una arna, més infestat de papallones, ...
Czech:nejvíce podobný můře, nejvíce napadený moly, ...
Danish:mest mølagtig, mest mølædt, ...
Dutch:motachtigst, meest motten, ...
Greek:πιο σκωροειδές, πιο σκωροφαγωμένο, ...
Hungarian:leginkább molyra emlékeztető, molyos, ...
Khmer:មានលក្ខណៈស្រដៀងនឹងខែច្រើនជាងគេ, ដែលមានសត្វមេអំបៅយប់ច្រើនជាងគេ, ...
Korean:나방스러운, 나방이 가장 많은, ...
Persian:پروانه‌ای‌ترین, پر از بید, ...
Polish:najbardziej przypominający ćmę, najbardziej zainfekowany molami, ...
Portuguese (BR):mais semelhante a uma traça, mais infestado de traças, ...
Romanian:cel mai asemănător cu o molie, cel mai infestat cu molii, ...
Swedish:mest malig, mest malangripen, ...
Thai:เหมือนมอดที่สุด, มีมอดมากที่สุด, ...
Turkish:en güveye benzeyen, en güvelenmiş, ...
Vietnamese:giống con ngài nhất, nhiều mọt nhất, ...

mothy

ˈmɒθi

mothier

Definition of mothy - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

resemblance

Rare

resembling or suggestive of moths

Rare

The lampshade had a mothy texture..

infestation

Rare

infested with or damaged by moths

Rare

The old wardrobe was full of mothy clothes..

moth-eaten

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Origin of mothy

Old English, moththe (moth)

Examples of mothy in a sentence

The book's pages had a mothy smell.
The attic had a mothy smell.
She threw away the mothy blankets.

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French:mitée, mité, ...
German:mottenartig, mottenzerfressen, ...
Italian:simile a una falena, tarmato, ...
Spanish:polilloso, apolillado, ...
Portuguese:com aspecto de traça, roído, ...
Chinese:像蛾子的, 被蛀虫损坏的, ...
Japanese:蛾のような, 虫食いの, ...
Arabic:عَثِّي, مُعَث, ...
Hebrew:עָשִׁי, פָגוּעַ בעשים, ...
Russian:похожий на моль, изъеденный молью, ...
Ukrainian:метеликовий, пошкоджений міллю, ...
Hindi:कीट जैसा, कीड़ों से भरा हुआ, ...
Bengali:পোকার মত, পোকায় খাওয়া, ...
Catalan:de papallona, apolillat, ...
Czech:molovitý, prožraný moly, ...
Danish:møl-lignende, mølædt, ...
Dutch:motachtig, motten, ...
Greek:σαν σκώρος, σκωροφαγωμένος, ...
Hungarian:molyszerű, molyrágta, ...
Khmer:មានលក្ខណៈដូចមេអំបៅយប់, ស៊ីដោយខែ, ...
Korean:나방 같은, 나방에 먹힌, ...
Persian:پروانه‌وار, بید زده, ...
Polish:przypominający ćmy, zniszczony przez mole, ...
Portuguese (BR):com aspecto de traça, carcomido, ...
Romanian:moliilor, mâncat de molii, ...
Swedish:mottliknande, maläten, ...
Thai:เหมือนผีเสื้อกลางคืน, ที่มีมอด, ...
Turkish:güve gibi, güveli, ...
Vietnamese:giống bướm đêm, bị mối mọt, ...

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Definition of mothiest - Reverso English Dictionary

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