flea-bitten Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective satellite worn and broken down by hard use
run-down; woebegone; creaky; decrepit; derelict.
- a creaky shack
- a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape
- a flea-bitten sofa
- a run-down neighborhood
- a woebegone old shack
WordNet
Flea"-bit`ten adjective
Definitions
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Bitten by a flea; as, a .flea-bitten face -
White, flecked with minute dots of bay or sorrel; -- said of the color of a horse.