maggot-pated

adjective

Having little sense; full of whims; capricious; maggoty.

Meanings

adjectivemaggot-pated (comparative more maggot-pated, superlative most maggot-pated)

comparative more maggot-pated · superlative most maggot-pated · alternative maggotpated

  1. obsoleteHaving little sense; full of whims; capricious; maggoty.

Origin

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APA

maggot-pated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maggot-pated

MLA

“maggot-pated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maggot-pated. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maggot-pated,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maggot-pated.

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