maggoty

American  

[mag-uh-tee] / ˈmæg ə ti /

adjective

1. infested with maggots, as food.

2. Archaic. having queer notions; full of whims.

3. Australian Slang. angry; bad-tempered.

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maggoty British  

/ ˈmæɡətɪ /

adjective

1. relating to, resembling, or ridden with maggots

2. slang very drunk

3. slang annoyed, angry

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Etymology

Origin of maggoty

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

Example Sentences

As snakes, cannibals and maggoty supernatural beings rattle around the frame, “Jungle Cruise” exhibits a blatantly faux exoticism that feels as flat as the forced frisson between its two leads.

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2021

There are other things to say about “Last Stories” before we return to the topic of maggoty love.

From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2014

I for one can't wait for the scene with a maggoty margherita.

From The Guardian • Oct. 12, 2012

The fly was reported first on April 14 by Orlo L. Prior of Miami, who found a maggoty grapefruit in his backyard.

From Time Magazine Archive

I stand in one place in a grocery and look at maggoty cabbages for fifteen minutes while he tries to decide what to do.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron