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maggoty

/ˈmæɡ.ə.ti/

Tradução: Adjetivo que significa infestado de larvas de moscas (bicheiras) ou, em sentido figurado, podre, em mau estado e sem valor.

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adjective

/ˈmæɡ.ə.ti/formalobsoleto
  • ptAdjetivo que significa infestado de larvas de moscas (bicheiras) ou, em sentido figurado, podre, em mau estado e sem valor.

An old-fashioned adjective meaning infested with maggots or, figuratively, rotten and worthless.

  1. Infested with maggotsC1informal

    Describes something, typically food or organic matter, that has become spoiled and is infested with the larvae of flies.

    ptBichado

    • The meat was left out too long and turned maggoty.
    • He threw away the maggoty cheese immediately.
    • The garbage bin smelled awful and was full of maggoty scraps.
    • We found a maggoty apple in the back of the fridge.

    Sinônimosflyblowngrubbywormy

Formas
  • maggotier comparative form
  • more maggoty comparative form
  • maggotiest superlative form
  • most maggoty superlative form