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Maggoty vs Maggoted - What's the difference?

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Maggoty is a synonym of maggoted.


As adjectives the difference between maggoty and maggoted

is that maggoty is (literally) infested with and/or partially eaten by maggots; flyblown while maggoted is affected (partially eaten) by maggots.

maggoty

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (literally) Infested with and/or partially eaten by maggots; flyblown.
  • (obsolete) Full of whims; capricious.

    • Derived terms

    * maggotiness

    Synonyms

    * flyblown * maggotish (obsolete) * worm-eaten

    References

    (Webster 1913)

    maggoted

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Affected (partially eaten) by maggots.
  • (figuratively) rotten
  • (colloquial, Australia) drunk; intoxicated

    • Synonyms

    * maggoty

    Related terms

    * maggoting