āCoffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.ā ā Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
mothy
(adjective) infested with moths
mothy, moth-eaten
(adjective) worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths; āmoth-eaten blanketsā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mothy (comparative mothier, superlative mothiest)
infested with moths
moth-eaten
• Y-moth, mytho-, thymo-
Source: Wiktionary
Moth"y, a.
Definition: Infested with moths; moth-eaten. "An old mothy saddle." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
āCoffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.ā ā Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States