flea-bitten

[ flee-bit-n ]
/ ˈfliˌbɪt n /

adjective

bitten by a flea or fleas.
infested with fleas.
shabby; dilapidated; wretched.
(of a horse) having a light-colored coat with small, dark spots or streaks.

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Origin of flea-bitten

First recorded in 1560–70

Words nearby flea-bitten

flea, flea beetle, flea collar, flea in one's ear, a, flea market, flea-bitten, flea-flicker, fleabag, fleabane, fleabite, fleam
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British Dictionary definitions for flea-bitten

flea-bitten

adjective

bitten by or infested with fleas
informal shabby or decrepit; mean
(of the coat of a horse) having reddish-brown spots on a lighter background
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