Maggoty

mag·got  (mgt)

n.

1. The legless, soft-bodied, wormlike larva of any of various flies of the order Diptera, often found in decaying matter.

2. Slang A despicable person.

3. An extravagant notion; a whim.

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[Middle English magot, perhaps alteration of mathek, maddokk, perhaps from Old English matha.]

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maggot·y adj.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

maggoty - spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies; "flyblown meat"; "a sack of maggoty apricots" flyblown stale - lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age; "stale bread"; "the beer was stale"