Antonyms of adj flyblown

3 senses of flyblown

Sense 1
flyblown, maggoty -- (spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies; "flyblown meat"; "a sack of maggoty apricots")

INDIRECT (VIA stale) -> fresh -- (recently made, produced, or harvested; "fresh bread"; "a fresh scent"; "fresh lettuce")

Sense 2
flyblown, squalid, sordid -- (foul and run-down and repulsive; "a flyblown bar on the edge of town"; "a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town"; "squalid living conditions"; "sordid shantytowns")

INDIRECT (VIA dirty) -> clean -- (free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits; "children with clean shining faces"; "clean white shirts"; "clean dishes"; "a spotlessly clean house"; "cats are clean animals")

Sense 3
flyblown -- (especially of reputation; "a flyblown reputation")

INDIRECT (VIA blemished) -> unblemished, unmarred, unmutilated -- (free from physical or moral spots or stains; "an unblemished record"; "an unblemished complexion")

Similarity of adj flyblown

3 senses of flyblown

Sense 1
flyblown, maggoty -- (spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies; "flyblown meat"; "a sack of maggoty apricots")
       => stale (vs. fresh) -- (lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age; "stale bread"; "the beer was stale")

Sense 2
flyblown, squalid, sordid -- (foul and run-down and repulsive; "a flyblown bar on the edge of town"; "a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town"; "squalid living conditions"; "sordid shantytowns")
       => dirty (vs. clean), soiled, unclean -- (soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves")

Sense 3
flyblown -- (especially of reputation; "a flyblown reputation")
       => blemished (vs. unblemished) -- (marred by imperfections)

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