flyspeck (redirected from flyspecked)

fly·speck  (flspk)

n.

1. A small dark speck or stain made by the excrement of a fly.

2. A minute or insignificant spot.

tr.v. fly·specked, fly·speck·ing, fly·specks

1. To mark or foul with flyspecks.

2. Slang To examine closely or in minute detail; scrutinize: "[The company's] performance will be flyspecked for clues as to how well it will do over the calendar year" (Harry A. Stark).

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flyspeck [ˈflaɪˌspɛk]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the small speck of the excrement of a fly

2. a small spot or speck

vb

(tr) to mark with flyspecks

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flyspeck - a tiny dark speck made by the excrement of a fly corpuscle, mote, particle, speck, molecule, atom - (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
Adj.	1.	flyspeck - very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy" bantam, diminutive, midget, petite, tiny, lilliputian little, small - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"