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flyblown

 
Dictionary: fly·blown   (flī'blōn') pronunciation

adj.
  1. Contaminated with flyblows.
    1. Tainted; corrupt: a flyblown reputation.
    2. Dirty or rundown; squalid: a flyblown bar on the edge of town.

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Veterinary Dictionary: flyblown
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Infested with fly maggots, usually blowfly larvae.

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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
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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

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 썩은, 오염된

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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