WORM-EATEN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does worm-eaten mean? 

• WORM-EATEN (adjective)
  The adjective WORM-EATEN has 1 sense:

1. infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms

  Familiarity information: WORM-EATEN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WORM-EATEN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms

Synonyms:

vermiculate; worm-eaten; wormy

Similar:

worn (affected by wear; damaged by long use)

 Context examples 

Dry and worm-eaten, a spark upon them became a smoulder, and a smoulder a blaze.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The boards round and the panelling of the walls were of brown, worm-eaten oak, so old and discoloured that it may have dated from the original building of the house.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)