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Squalid vs Flyblown - What's the difference?

squalid | flyblown |

As adjectives the difference between squalid and flyblown

is that squalid is extremely dirty and unpleasant while flyblown is contaminated with flyblows.

As a noun squalid

is (zoology) any member of the squalidae.

squalid

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Extremely dirty and unpleasant.
  • Showing a contemptible lack of moral standards.
    • A squalid attempt to buy votes.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (zoology) Any member of the Squalidae.
  • * 2008 , David A. Ebert, James A. Sulikowski, Biology of Skates (page 126)
    • Numerous diet studies on squalids have shown that members of this family tend to feed mainly on teleosts and cephalopods

    flyblown

    English

    Alternative forms

    * fly-blown

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • contaminated with flyblows
  • * Shakespeare, Henry VI Part 1, Act IV, Scene 7:
    • Him that thou magnifiest with all these titles
    Stinking and fly-blown lies here at our feet.
  • tainted
  • sordid, squalid

    • Related terms

    * blowfly * flyblow