flyblown

An adjective describing something that is contaminated or spoiled, often by flies; used figuratively to mean tarnished or decayed.

• 🇪🇸Adjetivo que describe algo sucio o estropeado, a menudo por moscas; en sentido figurado, algo manchado, corrupto o decadente.

1. Contaminated by flies C2 formal

   Something, especially food or meat, that has been spoiled by flies and is covered with their eggs or larvae.

   • The butcher threw away the flyblown meat before it could be sold.
   • They found a flyblown carcass in the abandoned barn.
   • The kitchen was so unclean that the leftovers became flyblown overnight.
   • In ancient times, flyblown food was a major cause of illness.

   🇪🇸Contaminado por moscas

   Sinónimos: maggoty

2. Foul and run-down C2 formal

   Describing a place or condition that is extremely dirty, neglected, and repulsive.

   • The hotel room was flyblown, with peeling wallpaper and a foul smell.
   • He refused to stay in that flyblown district of the city.
   • The flyblown alleyway was littered with garbage and debris.
   • The once-grand mansion had become flyblown and abandoned.

   🇪🇸Sucio y abandonado

   Sinónimos: dingyfilthygrimyseedyshabbyslummysordidsqualid

   Antónimos: cleanhygienicimmaculatepristinesanitaryspotless

3. Tarnished reputation C2 formal

   Used figuratively to describe a person's reputation or character that has been spoiled, corrupted, or disgraced.

   • His flyblown reputation prevented him from finding honest work.
   • The scandal left the politician's name thoroughly flyblown.
   • She refused to associate with anyone whose character was flyblown.
   • Decades of corruption left the institution flyblown in the public eye.

   🇪🇸Reputación mancillada

   Sinónimos: corrupteddefileddisgracedstained

   Antónimos: esteemedhonorablepurerespectableunblemishedunsullieduntarnishedvirtuous

• more flyblown comparative form
• most flyblown superlative form