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Infested vs Mothy - What's the difference?

infested | mothy |

As a verb infested

is past tense of infest.

As an adjective mothy is

infested with moths.

infested

English

Verb

(head)
  • (infest)

    • infest

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To inhabit a place in unpleasantly large numbers
    • Insects are infesting my basement!
  • (pathology, of a parasite) To invade a host plant or animal

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    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) mischievous; hurtful; harassing
    • (Spenser)

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    mothy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • infested with moths
  • moth-eaten