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flyblown

flyb·lown

UK/ˈflaɪˌbləʊn/ US/ˈflaɪˌbloʊn/ uncommon

adjective

1.

spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies

  • “flyblown meat”
  • “a sack of maggoty apricots”
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2.

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”
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3.

especially of reputation

  • “the senator”
  • “;”
  • “;”
  • “;”

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