- flyblown
- adjective
1 especially BrE old, dirty, and in bad condition2 BrE meat that is flyblown has flies' eggs in it and is not suitable for eating
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
flyblown
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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 — 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
