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flyblown definition
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Overview of adj flyblown The adj flyblown has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. flyblown, maggoty -- (spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies; "flyblown meat"; "a sack of maggoty apricots") 2. flyblown, squalid, sordid -- (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") 3. besmirched, damaged, flyblown, spotted, stained, sullied, tainted, tarnished -- (especially of reputation; "the senator's seriously damaged reputation"; "a flyblown reputation"; "a tarnished reputation"; "inherited a spotted name") Antonyms of adj flyblown 3 senses of flyblown Sense 1 flyblown, maggoty INDIRECT (VIA stale) -> fresh Sense 2 flyblown, squalid, sordid INDIRECT (VIA dirty) -> clean Sense 3 besmirched, damaged, flyblown, spotted, stained, sullied, tainted, tarnished INDIRECT (VIA blemished) -> unblemished Similarity of adj flyblown 3 senses of flyblown Sense 1 flyblown, maggoty => stale (vs. fresh) Sense 2 flyblown, squalid, sordid => dirty (vs. clean), soiled, unclean Sense 3 besmirched, damaged, flyblown, spotted, stained, sullied, tainted, tarnished => blemished (vs. unblemished) Attributes of adj flyblown Familiarity of adj flyblown flyblown used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj flyblown flyblown Overview of adj flyblown The adj flyblown has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. flyblown, maggoty -- (spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies; "flyblown meat"; "a sack of maggoty apricots") 2. flyblown, squalid, sordid -- (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") 3. besmirched, damaged, flyblown, spotted, stained, sullied, tainted, tarnished -- (especially of reputation; "the senator's seriously damaged reputation"; "a flyblown reputation"; "a tarnished reputation"; "inherited a spotted name")
flyblown definition
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