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English adjective: flyblown | |||
| 1. | flyblown spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies | ||
| Samples | Flyblown meat. A sack of maggoty apricots. | ||
| Synonyms | maggoty | ||
| Similar | stale | ||
| Antonyms | fresh | ||
| 2. | flyblown foul and run-down and repulsive | ||
| Samples | A flyblown bar on the edge of town. A squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town. Squalid living conditions. Sordid shantytowns. | ||
| Synonyms | sordid, squalid | ||
| Similar | dirty, soiled, unclean | ||
| Antonyms | clean | ||
| 3. | flyblown especially of reputation | ||
| Samples | A flyblown reputation. | ||
| Similar | blemished | ||
| Antonyms | unblemished, unmarred, unmutilated | ||
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