The Collaborative International Dictionary
Worm-eatenness
Worm-eaten \Worm"-eat`en\, a.
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Eaten, or eaten into, by a worm or by worms; as, worm-eaten timber.
Concave as a covered goblet, or a worm-eaten nut.
--Shak. Worn-out; old; worthless. [R.]
--Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster] -- Worm"-eat`en*ness, n. [R.]
--Dr. John Smith.
Usage examples of "worm-eatenness".
Would that a storm came and shook all this rottenness and worm-eatenness from the tree!