flyblown

fly·blown

F0211300 (flī′blōn′)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.

flyblown

(ˈflaɪˌbləʊn) adj1. (Zoology) covered with flyblows2. contaminated; tainted

fly•blown

(ˈflaɪˌbloʊn)

adj. 1. covered with flyblows. 2. tainted or contaminated; spoiled. 3. dirty; squalid. [1565–75]

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Adj.	1.	flyblown - spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies; "flyblown meat"; "a sack of maggoty apricots"maggotystale - lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age; "stale bread"; "the beer was stale"
	2.	flyblown - foul and run-down and repulsive; "a flyblown bar on the edge of town"; "a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town"; "squalid living conditions"; "sordid shantytowns"squalid, sordiddirty, soiled, unclean - soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves"
	3.	flyblown - especially of reputation; "a flyblown reputation"blemished - marred by imperfections

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