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worm-eaten

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.61 in modern English

Syllables
wor-m-eat-en
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of fruit or other food, eaten by worms, especially having a worm inside.

adj

Rotten or decrepit.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more worm-eaten (comparative) most worm-eaten (superlative)

Synonyms

maggoty wormridden vermiculate wormy

Questions

What does worm-eaten mean?
Of fruit or other food, eaten by worms, especially having a worm inside.

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