flyblown

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈflaɪˌbləʊn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈflaɪˌbloʊn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(flī′blōn′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
fly•blown /ˈflaɪˌbloʊn/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. spoiled;
    contaminated.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
fly•blown  (flī′blōn′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. covered with flyblows:flyblown meat.
  2. tainted or contaminated;
    spoiled.
  • fly2 + blown1 1565–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
flyblown / ˈflaɪˌbləʊn/
  1. covered with flyblows
  2. contaminated; tainted
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