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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.

flyblown Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • town: They pitched up in a flyblown shanty town with a taste for revenge, and left a trail of lawlessness and tomato ketchup.