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flyspeck

flys·peck

uncommon

noun

1.

a tiny dark speck made by the excrement of a fly

adjective

1.

very small

  • “diminutive in stature”
  • “a lilliputian chest of drawers”
  • “her petite figure”
  • “tiny feet”
  • “the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy”

Origin

From fly + speck.

Phrases

  • sooty blotch and flyspeck

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