MAGGOTY

flyblown, maggoty

(adjective) spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies; “flyblown meat”; “a sack of maggoty apricots”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

maggoty (comparative more maggoty, superlative most maggoty)

(literally) Infested with and/or partially eaten by maggots; flyblown.

(obsolete) Full of whims; capricious.

Synonyms

• 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