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Flyblown — Fly blown , a. Tainted or contaminated with flyblows; damaged; foul. [1913 Webster] Wherever flyblown reputations were assembled. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flyblown — [flī′blōn΄] adj. 1. full of flies eggs or larvae; maggoty 2. contaminated; spoiled; tainted 3. Informal shabby, dingy, disreputable, etc … English World dictionary
flyblown — adjective 1. spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies flyblown meat a sack of maggoty apricots • Syn: ↑maggoty • Similar to: ↑stale • Derivationally related forms: ↑maggot … Useful english dictionary
flyblown — adjective Date: circa 1529 1. a. not pure ; tainted < a world flyblown with the vices of irresponsible power V. L. Parrington > b. not bright and new ; seedy, moth eaten c. trite, hackneyed < a long list of flyblown … New Collegiate Dictionary
flyblown — /fluy blohn /, adj. 1. covered with flyblows: flyblown meat. 2. tainted or contaminated; spoiled. [1565 75; FLY2 + BLOWN1] * * * … Universalium
flyblown — fly|blown [ˈflaıbləun US bloun] adj BrE 1.) old, dirty, and in bad condition 2.) meat that is flyblown has flies eggs in it and is not suitable for eating … Dictionary of contemporary English
flyblown — fly|blown [ flaı,bloun ] adjective 1. ) dirty and in bad condition 2. ) flyblown meat has flies eggs on it … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
flyblown — adjective 1 especially BrE old, dirty, and in bad condition 2 BrE meat that is flyblown has flies eggs in it and is not suitable for eating … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
flyblown — UK [ˈflaɪˌbləʊn] / US [ˈflaɪˌbloʊn] adjective 1) dirty and in bad condition 2) flyblown meat has flies eggs on it … English dictionary
flyblown — adjective /ˈflaɪˌbləʊn,ˈflaɪˌbloʊn/ a) contaminated with flyblows b) tainted See Also: blowfly, flyblow … Wiktionary
flyblown — fly·blown .blōn adj 1) infested with flyblows 2) covered with flyspecks … Medical dictionary
