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Tainted or contaminated with flyblows; damaged; foul.

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  1. a. Tainted or contaminated with flyblows; damaged; foul.
  2. adj. spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies
  3. adj. foul and run-down and repulsive
  4. adj. blemished, especially of reputation
  5. Tainted or contaminated with flyblows; damaged; foul. Wherever flyblown reputations were assembled. Thackeray.
  6. Tainted or contaminated with flyblows; damaged; foul.Wherever flyblown reputations were assembled. Thackeray.
  7. s. spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies s. foul and run-down and repulsive s. especially of reputation