English Explanatory Dictionary

maggoty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Infested with and/or partially eaten by maggots; flyblown.
  2. Full of whims; capricious; freakish.
  3. Unpleasant or bad-tempered.

Pronunciation

/ˈmæɡəti/

Word forms

maggoty more maggoty maggotier most maggoty maggotiest maggotty

Etymology

From maggot + -y.

Synonyms

flyblown worm-eaten maggotish

Derived words

maggotiness maggoty-pie
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