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flyblown

adjective

fly·​blown ˈflī-ˌblōn How to pronounce flyblown (audio)
1
a
: not pure : tainted
a world flyblown with the vices of irresponsible power V. L. Parrington
b
: not bright and new : seedy, moth-eaten
c
: trite, hackneyed
a long list of flyblown metaphors Horizon
2
a
: infested with eggs or young larvae of a flesh fly or blowfly
b
: covered with flyspecks

Did you know?

One meaning of blow (used mostly, it seems, by 17th century entomologists) is "to deposit eggs or larvae on"-hence the blowfly, which lays its eggs on meat or wounds. Flyblown has its origins in the very unpleasant image of a blowfly's victim, and it's from this literal meaning that the more common senses come. Phrases such as flyblown shack and flyblown restaurant still suggest the actual presence of flies, if not necessarily their embryonic precursors.

Word History

First Known Use

1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of flyblown was in 1528

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