Maggoty
/ˈmæɡ.ə.ti/noun
Infested with maggots or resembling maggots.
Did you know?Maggoty is built from maggot, whose exact origin is uncertain, but the word has long carried a visceral sense of corruption and infestation in English.
Etymological Timeline
Middle English
English
maggotie
“Full of maggots; worm-infested”
Early Modern English
English
maggoty
“Infested with maggots; rotten or foul”
19th Century
English
maggoty
“Also used figuratively for something fanciful, foolish, or whimsical”
Modern English
English
maggoty
“Infested with maggots or resembling maggots”
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