[fly.blown] adj (ca. 1529) 1 a: not pure: tainted "a world ~ with the vices of irresponsible power --V. L. Parrington" b: not bright and new: seedy, moth-eaten c: trite, hackneyed "a long list of ~ metaphors --Horizon"
2. a: infested with eggs or young larvae of a flesh fly or blowfly b: covered with flyspecks