Synonyms for Flyblown
Definition of flyblown
adjective
- spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies; "flyblown meat"; "a sack of maggoty apricots"
- 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"
- especially of reputation; "a flyblown reputation"
15 synonyms found
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