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flyblown

adjective

blemished, especially of reputation

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
F
Ends with
N
Contains
LY
Scrabble score
19
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ˈflaɪˌbləʊn

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. blemished, especially of reputation

    “a flyblown reputation”

adjective

  1. foul and run-down and repulsive

    “a flyblown bar on the edge of town”

adjective

  1. spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies

    “flyblown meat”

In context

Example Sentences

a flyblown reputation
a flyblown bar on the edge of town
a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town
squalid living conditions
sordid shantytowns
flyblown meat
a sack of maggoty apricots

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