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flea-bit·ten

(flē′bĭt′n)
adj.
1. Covered with fleas or fleabites.
2. Informal Seedy; dilapidated: a flea-bitten couch.
3. Having a pale coat with reddish-brown flecks. Used of horses.
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flea-bitten

adj
1. (Zoology) bitten by or infested with fleas
2. informal shabby or decrepit; mean
3. (Zoology) (of the coat of a horse) having reddish-brown spots on a lighter background
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flea′-bit`ten



adj.
1. bitten by or infested with fleas.
2. shabby; dilapidated; wretched.
3. (of a horse) having a light-colored coat with small brown or reddish spots or streaks.
[1560–70]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. flea-bitten - worn and broken down by hard use; "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"
worn - affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket"
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Translations

flea-bitten

[ˈfliːbɪtn] ADJ (lit) [dog] → pulgoso (fig) → miserable
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flea-bitten

[ˈfliːˌbɪtn] adj → pulcioso/a (fig) → pidocchioso/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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