flyblown

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

• 🇵🇹Adjetivo que descreve algo contaminado ou estragado, frequentemente por moscas; em sentido figurado, significa manchado, corrompido ou em decomposição.

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.

   🇵🇹Estragado por moscas

   Sinônimos: 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.

   🇵🇹Imundo e abandonado

   Sinônimos: dingyfilthygrimyseedyshabbyslummysordidsqualid

   Antônimos: 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.

   🇵🇹Reputação manchada

   Sinônimos: corrupteddefileddisgracedstained

   Antônimos: esteemedhonorablepurerespectableunblemishedunsullieduntarnishedvirtuous

• more flyblown comparative form
• most flyblown superlative form