fly-blown
Covered with eggs
Fly-blown describes something infested with fly eggs or maggots, typically rotting meat.
The word extends to anything corrupted, tainted, or in a state of decay: a fly-blown carcass, fly-blown ideas that should have been discarded years ago.
The figurative sense suggests something that has been neglected until it spoiled.
Larval flies
- rottingOrganic matter decomposing
- putridDecomposed and foul-smelling
- carcassSlaughtered animal's body
- decomposingOrganic matter breaking down
carrion · festering · spoiled · rancid · tainted · cadaver · larvae · corruption
Overrun by pests
- unsanitaryLacking proper cleanliness
- filthyThoroughly unclean
- uncleanSoiled or contaminated
- pollutedMade impure by contaminants
swarming · diseased · infected · verminous · teeming · fouled · soiled · crawling
Ruined through neglect
- seedyRundown and disreputable
- rundownQuick overview of facts
- decrepitWorn by age
- squalidExtremely dirty and neglected
neglected · dingy · ramshackle · worn · faded · threadbare · sleazy · disreputable
maggots
Larval flies
decomposing · carrion · festering · spoiled · rancid · tainted · cadaver · larvae · corruption · putrescence
infested
Overrun by pests
- unsanitaryLacking proper cleanliness
- filthyThoroughly unclean
- uncleanSoiled or contaminated
polluted · swarming · diseased · infected · verminous · teeming · fouled · soiled · crawling · blighted
dilapidated
Ruined through neglect
squalid · neglected · dingy · ramshackle · worn · faded · threadbare · sleazy · disreputable · grubby
fly-blownfresh
Newly made, not stale
unspoiled · wholesome · preserved · farm-fresh · edible
fly-blownsanitary
Free of harmful microbes
sterile · uncontaminated · clean · hygienic · immaculate