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flea-bitten
[ flee-bit-n ]
/ ˈfliˌbɪt n /
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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, fleabag, fleabane, flea beetle, fleabite, flea-bitten, flea collar, flea-flicker, fleam, flea market, fleapit
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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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