Definition of Flyblown in English :

Define Flyblown in English

Flyblown meaning in English

Meaning of Flyblown in English

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Flyblown pronunciation in English

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Flyblown

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Adjective

1. flyblown, maggoty

spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies

Example Sentences:
'flyblown meat'
'a sack of maggoty apricots'

2. flyblown, sordid, squalid

foul and run-down and repulsive

Example Sentences:
'a flyblown bar on the edge of town'
'a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town'
'squalid living conditions'
'sordid shantytowns'

3. flyblown

especially of reputation

Example Sentences:
'a flyblown reputation'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Flyblown

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adjective
1. 
covered with flyblows
2. 
contaminated; tainted

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Flyblown

see synonyms of flyblown
adjective
1. 
full of flies' eggs or larvae; maggoty
2. 
contaminated; spoiled; tainted
3.  Informal
shabby, dingy, disreputable, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Flyblown

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adj.
1. Contaminated with the eggs or larvae of blowflies.
2.
a. Tainted; corrupt: a flyblown reputation.
b. Dirty or rundown; squalid: a flyblown bar on the edge of town.

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