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MAGGOTY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies
Example:
a sack of maggoty apricots
Synonyms:
flyblown; maggoty
Classified under:
Similar:
stale (lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age)
Derivation:
maggot (the larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter)
