Difference between Moth-eaten and Stale

Moth-eaten

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Containing holes by having been eaten by moth larvae. old and in poor condition

Stale

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having lost its freshness from age. Stale food, for instance, is food which is still edible but has lost its deliciousness.No longer new; no longer interesting; established; old; as, stale news, a stale joke, etc.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A bird used as a decoy to trap other birds.Any trap or lure.A low class of prostitute (originally used as a decoy by other criminals).A person's position, especially in a battle-line.An ambush.A division of armed men posted in a specific place, either for an ambush or for other reasons.

Example sentence: My name had gone stale, and no matter how progressive I got, it was my time to die.