maggoty

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Adjective maggoty has 1 sense

flyblown, maggoty - spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies; "flyblown meat"; "a sack of maggoty apricots"
Antonym: fresh (indirect, via stale)

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maggoty

adjective

1. infested with or containing maggots.

Sample sentence: The trash bin was left unattended for too long and now it's full of maggoty leftovers.

adjective

2. decomposed or spoiled, usually referring to food.

Sample sentence: I accidentally left the fruit on the counter for too long and now it's all maggoty.

adjective

3. filled with vile or repulsive ideas, usually referring to someone's mind or thoughts.

Sample sentence: Stay away from him, he has a maggoty mind full of disgusting thoughts.

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4. informal use to describe something as disheartening or unpleasant.

Sample sentence: The weather forecast showed a whole week of rainy days, how maggoty!