fly-bitten

adjective

wretched or sordid; mean

Meanings

adjectivefly-bitten (comparative more fly-bitten, superlative most fly-bitten)

comparative more fly-bitten · superlative most fly-bitten

  1. informalwretched or sordid; mean

Origin

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APA

fly-bitten. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fly-bitten

MLA

“fly-bitten.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fly-bitten. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fly-bitten,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fly-bitten.

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