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flea-bitten
flea-bit·ten (flē′bĭt′n)adj.1. Covered with fleas or fleabites.2. Informal Seedy; dilapidated: a flea-bitten couch.3. Having a pale coat with reddish-brown flecks. Used of horses.flea-bitten adj 1. (Zoology) bitten by or infested with fleas 2. informal shabby or decrepit; mean 3. (Zoology) (of the coat of a horse) having reddish-brown spots on a lighter background flea′-bit`ten
adj. 1. bitten by or infested with fleas. 2. shabby; dilapidated; wretched. 3. (of a horse) having a light-colored coat with small brown or reddish spots or streaks. [1560–70] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | flea-bitten - worn and broken down by hard use; "a creaky shack"; "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood"; "a woebegone old shack"creaky, decrepit, derelict, run-down, woebegoneworn - affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket" |
Translationsflea-bitten
flea-bitten1. bitten by or infested with fleas 2. (of the coat of a horse) having reddish-brown spots on a lighter background flea-bitten
Related to flea-bitten: Flea Bitten KidneySynonyms for flea-bittenadj worn and broken down by hard useSynonyms- creaky
- decrepit
- derelict
- run-down
- woebegone
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