flyblown meaning and definition

FLYBLOWN adjective

Definition of flyblown (adjective)

1. spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies
   • "flyblown meat"; "a sack of maggoty apricots"
   • synonyms: maggoty
2. 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"
   • synonyms: sordid, squalid
3. especially of reputation
   • "a flyblown reputation"