flea-ridden
Crawling with pests
Flea-ridden describes something infested with fleas: a flea-ridden stray cat, flea-ridden bedding.
By extension, it characterizes anything shabby, run-down, or unpleasant: a flea-ridden motel on the edge of town.
The figurative use emphasizes squalor and neglect.
Infested with parasites
- parasiticExploiting a host organism
- mangyShabby and unkempt
- swarmingGathering in large numbers
- overrunSpread throughout uncontrollably
teeming · plagued · lousy · crawling · pestilent · blighted · wormy · maggoty
Untidy in appearance
- shabbyWorn and neglected
- squalidExtremely dirty and neglected
- dilapidatedRuined through neglect
- decrepitWorn by age
ramshackle · dingy · grimy · seedy · disheveled · derelict · tattered · rundown
verminous
Infested with parasites
overrun · teeming · plagued · lousy · crawling · pestilent · blighted · wormy · maggoty · bedbugs
unkempt
Untidy in appearance
- shabbyWorn and neglected
- squalidExtremely dirty and neglected
- dilapidatedRuined through neglect
decrepit · ramshackle · dingy · grimy · seedy · disheveled · derelict · tattered · rundown · scruffy
scratching
Raking with nails
- bitesCuts with teeth
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- rednessCrimson-hued state
welts · scratchy · inflammation · stinging · burning · tingling · rash · hives · allergic · swelling
flea-riddenpristine
Pure and untouched
immaculate · well-maintained · luxurious · upscale · five-star
flea, ridden, fleas, flea-bitten, deflea, flea collar, flea-market