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adj. having ears (or appendages resembling ears) or having ears of a specified kind; often used in combination

adj. worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down; "a somewhat dog-eared duke...a bit run down"-Clifton Fadiman; "an old book with dog-eared pages"

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weather-beaten, weatherworn, weathered

adj. worn by exposure to the weather; "a house of weathered shingles"

attrited

adj. worn by rubbing or friction

battered

adj. damaged especially by hard usage; "his battered old hat"

raddled, worn-out

adj. used until no longer useful; "battered trumpets and raddled radios"; "worn-out shoes with flapping soles"

creaky, decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone

adj. worn and broken down by hard use; "a creaky shack"; "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood"; "a woebegone old shack"

eroded, scoured

adj. worn away as by water or ice or wind

tattered, tatterdemalion

adj. worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing; "a man in a tattered shirt"; "the tattered flag"; "tied up in tattered brown paper"; "a tattered barefoot boy"; "a tatterdemalion prince"

vermiculate, worm-eaten, wormy

adj. infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms

threadbare

adj. having the nap worn away so that the threads show through; "threadbare rugs"

shopworn, shopsoiled

adj. worn or faded from being on display in a store; "shopworn merchandise at half price"

waterworn

adj. (of rocks especially) worn smooth by the action of water

well-worn

adj. showing signs of much wear or use

earless

adj. lacking external ears; "earless seals"

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