Associations to the word «Flyblown»

Noun

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Wiktionary

FLYBLOWN, adjective. Contaminated with flyblows
FLYBLOWN, adjective. Tainted
FLYBLOWN, adjective. Sordid, squalid

Dictionary definition

FLYBLOWN, adjective. Spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies; "flyblown meat"; "a sack of maggoty apricots".
FLYBLOWN, adjective. 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".
FLYBLOWN, adjective. Especially of reputation; "a flyblown reputation".

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.