flyblown, maggoty
(adjective) spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies; “flyblown meat”; “a sack of maggoty apricots”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
maggoty (comparative more maggoty, superlative most maggoty)
(literally) Infested with and/or partially eaten by maggots; flyblown.
(obsolete) Full of whims; capricious.
• flyblown
• maggotish (obsolete)
• worm-eaten
Source: Wiktionary
Mag"got*y, a.
1. Infested with maggots.
2. Full of whims; capricious. Norris.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 May 2025
(noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
