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Antonyms for dog-eared

Grammar : Adj, verb

Spell : dawg-eerd, dog-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɔgˌɪərd, ˈdɒg-

Definition of dog-eared

As in run-down : adj shabby, in bad shape
As in seedy : adj run-down, dilapidated
As in shabby : adj broken-down; in poor shape
As in threadbare : adj worn, frayed
As in scrubby : adj shabby
As in tatty : adj shabby
As in dilapidated : adj falling apart; in ruins
As in crease : verb fold, rumple
As in fold : verb lay in creases

Example sentences :

There the satinwood bookcase filled with his dog-eared schoolbooks.
Extract from : « The Picture of Dorian Gray » by Oscar Wilde

All openings are dog-eared, as well as the panels of the chimney breasts.
Extract from : « Seaport in Virginia » by Gay Montague Moore

In the great room the fire breast is outlined with a dog-eared mold.
Extract from : « Seaport in Virginia » by Gay Montague Moore

Jake picked up two ragged and dog-eared volumes from his table.
Extract from : « Badge of Infamy » by Lester del Rey

But whichever the reason, more cards are bent or dog-eared than are left flat.
Extract from : « Etiquette » by Emily Post

Its appearance indicated that it had been kept for some time; the corners were dog-eared and the edges somewhat worn.
Extract from : « Dust » by Julian Hawthorne

The dog-eared Latin grammar and arithmetic primer were odious to him, 289 and he learned but slackly.
Extract from : « The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci » by Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky

He waltzes out a great trunk on its corners till they are as dog-eared as a school reader.
Extract from : « The World on Wheels and Other Sketches » by Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin) Taylor

The chemist thumbed a dog-eared volume, read an entry carefully, and retired to a dispensing counter in the rear of the shop.
Extract from : « The Postmaster's Daughter » by Louis Tracy

Finally he found a dog-eared sheet with only a few lines typed across the top.
Extract from : « Check and Checkmate » by Walter Miller

Synonyms for dog-eared

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