1. infested with or contaminated by fly eggs or maggots
2. dirty, spoiled, or tainted
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The flyblown meat had to be thrown away immediately.
• We found flyblown fish rotting in the abandoned market stall.
• The restaurant was shut down after inspectors discovered flyblown food in the kitchen.
• His flyblown reputation made it difficult for him to find work.
• The once-grand hotel now looked flyblown and neglected.
• She refused to eat from the flyblown picnic table.