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Definition: FLY-BITTEN

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Marked by, or as if by, the bite of flies.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb fly-bittenly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(fly-bittenly)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective fly-bitten.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Fly-bitten" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1598. (references)

Definition: FLY-BITTEN

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Marked by, or as if by, the bite of flies.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb fly-bittenly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(fly-bittenly)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective fly-bitten.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "FLY-BITTEN" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1598. (references)