FLYSPECK

bantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny, flyspeck

(adjective) very small; “diminutive in stature”; “a lilliputian chest of drawers”; “her petite figure”; “tiny feet”; “the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy”

flyspeck

(noun) a tiny dark speck made by the excrement of a fly

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

flyspeck (plural flyspecks or flyspeck)

Housefly excrement, visible as a minuscule black dot.

(by extension) Anything tiny or insignificant.

Hyponym: pissant (always a person)

Verb

flyspeck (third-person singular simple present flyspecks, present participle flyspecking, simple past and past participle flyspecked)

To bespeckle with tiny spatters of color.

To inspect in minute detail to ensure that something contains no flaws; nitpick.

Source: Wiktionary

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Fly"speck (fl'spk), n.

Definition: A speck or stain made by the excrement of a fly; hence, any insignificant dot.

Fly"speck, v. t.

Definition: To soil with flyspecks.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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