FLYBLOWN


Meaning of FLYBLOWN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈflī-ˌblōn ]

adjective

Date: circa 1529

1.

a. : not pure : tainted

a world flyblown with the vices of irresponsible power — V. L. Parrington

b. : not bright and new : seedy , moth-eaten

c. : trite , hackneyed

a long list of flyblown metaphors — Horizon

2.

a. : infested with eggs or young larvae of a flesh fly or blowfly

b. : covered with flyspecks

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.