fly·blown (fl  bl n )adj. 1. Contaminated with flyblows. 2. a. Tainted; corrupt: a flyblown reputation. b. Dirty or rundown; squalid: a flyblown bar on the edge of town. |
flyblown [ˈflaɪˌbləʊn]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) covered with flyblows
2. contaminated; tainted
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| Adj. | 1. | flyblown - spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies; "flyblown meat"; "a sack of maggoty apricots" stale - 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" dirty, 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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