maggoty

[ mag-uh-tee ]

adjective

1. infested with maggots, as food.
2. Archaic. having queer notions; full of whims.
3. Australian Slang. angry; bad-tempered.

maggoty

/ ˈmæɡətɪ /

adjective

1. relating to, resembling, or ridden with maggots
2. slang.
   very drunk
3. slang.
   annoyed, angry

Word History and Origins

Origin of maggoty¹

First recorded in 1660–70; maggot + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Wise speech and good intentions—they were invariably maggoty with these secret inclinations to destroy the man in the man.

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“I wonder if the blamed brutes are going to be too maggoty for our use after all,” he thought.

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Although very repugnant, however, and utterly unfit for food, maggoty mushrooms are not poisonous.

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They swore to starve rather than consume the maggoty provender.

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Buck Moncrossen was a big man with a shrunken, maggoty soul, and no conscience.

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