flea-bittenadj.

Brit.

/ˈfliːˌbɪtn/, U.S.

/ˈfliˌbɪtn/

Etymology: < flea n. + bitten adj.

1. Bitten by (or infested with) fleas.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Siphonaptera or fleas > [adjective] > bitten by or infested with

flea-bitten1621

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > infestation by noxious creatures > [adjective] > with insects > with fleas

loppy1483

flea-bitten1621

pulicous1658

flea-bit1696

fleasome1853

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. iii. iii. 265 Rednesse of the face, and itching, as if they were fleabitten, or stung with pisse-mires.

c1626 Dick of Devonshire (1955) 1832 In my flea bitten Trundlebed.

1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle IV. xcv. 24 You old flinty-faced, flea-bitten scrub.

1823 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 14 508 Snug and flea-bitten, in their own personal garrets.

2. Of the colour of a horse, dog, etc.: Having bay or sorrel spots or streaks, upon a lighter ground.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > colour or marking > [adjective] > having reddish spots

flea-bitten1570

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [adjective] > having specific markings

particoloured1530

liver-spotted1840

flea-bitten1846

1570 Will of Bartillmew (Somerset Ho.) Geldinge flea~bitten colour.

1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iii. f. 116^v The fleabitten Horse proueth alwayes good..in trauayle.

1685 London Gaz. No. 2032/4 A Lusty strong well spread gray Gelding..beginning to be Flea-bitten about the Head and Neck.

1846 E. Jesse Anecd. Dogs 282 We now see them [pointers]..of a flea-bitten blue or grey.

1863 Times 21 May A tall and very powerful flea-bitten gray.

3. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > in disrepair

unrepaired1398

left-handeda1425

unmended1574

unrestored1818

invalided1855

down at heel1856

rattle-bag1885

flea-bitten1917

1917 D. H. Lawrence Look! We have come Through! 89 As to whether you've found a fortune In me, or a flea-bitten fate.

1971 Guardian 3 July 11/1 Gwalior town itself is quite as seedy and flea-bitten as any other central Indian town.

Derivatives

ˈflea-bittenness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > imperfection > [noun] > types of: defectiveness or faultiness > other

speckedness1617

flea-bittenness1837

1837 Fraser's Mag. 16 532 The mares'-nests of its discovery were amply suited by the flea-bittenness of its style.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	flea-bitten
释义	flea-bittenadj. Brit. /ˈfliːˌbɪtn/, U.S. /ˈfliˌbɪtn/ Etymology: < flea n. + bitten adj. 1. Bitten by (or infested with) fleas. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Siphonaptera or fleas > [adjective] > bitten by or infested with flea-bitten1621 the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > infestation by noxious creatures > [adjective] > with insects > with fleas loppy1483 flea-bitten1621 pulicous1658 flea-bit1696 fleasome1853 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. iii. iii. 265 Rednesse of the face, and itching, as if they were fleabitten, or stung with pisse-mires. c1626 Dick of Devonshire (1955) 1832 In my flea bitten Trundlebed. 1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle IV. xcv. 24 You old flinty-faced, flea-bitten scrub. 1823 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 14 508 Snug and flea-bitten, in their own personal garrets. 2. Of the colour of a horse, dog, etc.: Having bay or sorrel spots or streaks, upon a lighter ground. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > colour or marking > [adjective] > having reddish spots flea-bitten1570 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [adjective] > having specific markings particoloured1530 liver-spotted1840 flea-bitten1846 1570 Will of Bartillmew (Somerset Ho.) Geldinge flea~bitten colour. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iii. f. 116^v The fleabitten Horse proueth alwayes good..in trauayle. 1685 London Gaz. No. 2032/4 A Lusty strong well spread gray Gelding..beginning to be Flea-bitten about the Head and Neck. 1846 E. Jesse Anecd. Dogs 282 We now see them [pointers]..of a flea-bitten blue or grey. 1863 Times 21 May A tall and very powerful flea-bitten gray. 3. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > in disrepair unrepaired1398 left-handeda1425 unmended1574 unrestored1818 invalided1855 down at heel1856 rattle-bag1885 flea-bitten1917 1917 D. H. Lawrence Look! We have come Through! 89 As to whether you've found a fortune In me, or a flea-bitten fate. 1971 Guardian 3 July 11/1 Gwalior town itself is quite as seedy and flea-bitten as any other central Indian town. Derivatives ˈflea-bittenness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > imperfection > [noun] > types of: defectiveness or faultiness > other speckedness1617 flea-bittenness1837 1837 Fraser's Mag. 16 532 The mares'-nests of its discovery were amply suited by the flea-bittenness of its style. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1570
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