'Worm-eatenness' definitions:
Definition of 'Worm-eatenness'
From: GCIDE
- Worm-eaten \Worm"-eat`en\, a.
- 1. Eaten, or eaten into, by a worm or by worms; as, worm-eaten timber. [1913 Webster]
- Concave as a covered goblet, or a worm-eaten nut. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Worn-out; old; worthless. [R.] --Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster] -- {Worm"-eat`en*ness}, n. [R.] --Dr. John Smith. [1913 Webster]