Dog-eared

Quick meaning: Dog-eared is an adjective meaning (figuratively) Ragged, worn-out; also, hackneyed, tired.

Meaning

(figuratively) Ragged, worn-out; also, hackneyed, tired.

More Meanings

1. Of a page in a book or other publication: having its corner folded down, either due to having been read many times, or intentionally as a sort of bookmark.

Example Sentences

The pages in his favourite book were dog-eared from years of reading it at bedtime.

By thumbing to the dog-eared pages, she quickly found the items in the catalog she wanted to order.

Dog-eared tomes litter his sitting room, filled with lovely names – Sailor, Scandal, Saucebox, Starlight, Siren, to take a few from a random page of the directory for 1875.

This is the old, old pain come home once more, Bent down with answers wild and very lame For all my delving in old dog-eared lore That drove the Sages mad. And boots the world Aught for their wisdom?

Word Forms

• dogeared
• dog's-eared

Synonyms for dog-eared

Depending on context, synonyms include damaged, defective, deteriorated, dilapidated, effete, faulty.

Antonyms for dog-eared

Common opposites include fresh, original, new, all-new, cherry, green.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include worn, well-thumbed, shelf-worn, deckled, deckle-edged, shelfworn.

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