Archaic
Archaic adjective - Having passed its time of use or usefulness.
Worm-eaten and archaic are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Worm-eaten" with "Archaic", this terms are similar.
Nearby Word: archaism
Worm-eaten
Worm-eaten adjective - Infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms.
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Synonyms for Worm-eaten
Archaic and worm-eaten are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Archaic" instead an adjective phrase "Worm-eaten".
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- There were tables strewn with archaic instruments of doubtful use, with astrological charts, with skulls and alembics and crystals, with censers such as are used in the Catholic Church, and volumes bound in worm-eaten leather with verdigris-mottled clasps.
Source: Apothecary Alligator
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