maggoty
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mag·got
(măg′ət)n.
1. The legless, soft-bodied, wormlike larva of any of various dipteran flies, often found in decaying matter.
2. Slang A despicable person.
3. Archaic An extravagant notion; a whim.
[Middle English magot, perhaps alteration of mathek, maddokk, perhaps from Old English matha.]
mag′got·y adj.
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maggoty
(ˈmæɡətɪ)adj
1. relating to, resembling, or ridden with maggots
2. slang very drunk
3. slang Austral annoyed; angry
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