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flyblown definition

fly·blown (flī′blōn′)

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 Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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