flyblown
See also: fly-blown
English
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Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈflaɪˌbləʊn/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈflaɪˌbloʊn/
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Adjective
flyblown (comparative more flyblown, superlative most flyblown)
- contaminated with flyblows
- (Can we date this quote?), Shakespeare, Henry VI Part 1, Act IV, Scene 7:
- Him that thou magnifiest with all these titles
- Stinking and fly-blown lies here at our feet.
- (Can we date this quote?), Shakespeare, Henry VI Part 1, Act IV, Scene 7:
- tainted
- sordid, squalid
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Translations
contaminated with flyblows
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tainted
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