adj.
- Contaminated with flyblows.
- Tainted; corrupt: a flyblown reputation.
- Dirty or rundown; squalid: a flyblown bar on the edge of town.
Dictionary:
fly·blown (flī'blōn')
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| Veterinary Dictionary: flyblown |
Infested with fly maggots, usually blowfly larvae.
| WordNet: flyblown |
The adjective has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies
Synonym: maggoty
Meaning #2:
foul and run-down and repulsive
Synonyms: squalid, sordid
Meaning #3:
especially of reputation
Synonyms: besmirched, damaged, spotted, stained, sullied, tainted, tarnished
| Translations: Flyblown |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - blanket af, uden en skilling
Nederlands (Dutch)
bevuild, oud/vies, afgezaagd, aangetast door maden, bedekt door uitwerpselen van vliegen
Français (French)
adj. - plein/couvert d'¯ufs de mouche
Deutsch (German)
adj. - befleckt, beschmutzt
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μυγοκαθισμένος
Italiano (Italian)
pieno di uova di mosche, guasto, marcio, sciupato
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - contaminado (com vermes)
Русский (Russian)
пораженный яйцами мухи, запачканный, испорченный, прогнивший
Español (Spanish)
adj. - lleno de larvas (comida), mugriento
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - angripen av fluglarver, fläckad (bildl.)
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
有苍蝇产卵的, 弄脏的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有蒼蠅產卵的, 弄髒的
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - みすぼらしい, 汚れた, 古臭い, ウジのわいた
v. - 卵を産み付ける, 汚す
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) فاسد , ملوث
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - מטונף, מכיל ביצי זבוב, מוכתם
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