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Adjectives commonly used to describe "fly" — vivid descriptors for richer, more specific prose.
(n)
Any fly of the genus Glossina, native to Africa, that feeds on human and animal blood; known primarily as a carrier of parasitic trypanosomes.
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(adj)
Free from or lacking moisture.
Man-made; made by humans; of artifice.
Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
(of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
Of, from or relating to the state of Hesse, Germany.
Small in size.
Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.
Made up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.
Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
The color of grass and leaves; a primary additive color midway between yellow and blue which is evoked by light between roughly 495–570 nm.
Of or pertaining to the Spanish language.
Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
(adv)
(with a superlative adjective) Beyond all others.
Existing in nature.
Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
Of great size, large.
Not accompanied by anything else; one in number.
A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) ungulates, especially horses.
Having wings.
A region of Southern Europe and North Africa and Western Asia. The region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.
(usually not comparable) No longer living; deceased. (Also used as a noun.)
(v)
(modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have permission to, be allowed. Used in granting permission and in questions to make polite requests.
Of a blue hue.
(usually not comparable) Physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc.
Very small.
An Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon), found in Africa and southern Europe.
With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
The letter Ц, ц.
The sound produced by something that buzzes.
Causing a stinging sensation.
The small oval fruit of this tree, eaten ripe (usually black) or unripe (usually green).
One who longs or yearns for something.
(countable and uncountable) A colour like that of chocolate or coffee.
Having eyes.
A person with authority; authority, ordinance.
(informal) Annoying, troublesome, irritating (usually of an animal or child).
Of higher or the highest quality; splendid.
Of or pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite.
(transitive, informal) To induce someone or something to leave.
Having an infection.
small or little relative to something else
Very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner.
Without fault or mistake; without flaw, of supreme quality.
Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.
Untamed; not domesticated.
The larva of a caddis fly. They generally live in cylindrical cases, open at each end, and covered externally with debris.
A legendary serpentine or reptilian creature.
(intransitive) To move from one location to another in an apparently random and frivolous manner.
Very large.
Having legs; provided with legs.
(uncountable) Impudence or brazenness; temerity; chutzpah.
A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.
Having a bodily form; corporeal or incarnate.
Occurring quickly with little or no warning or expectation; instantly.
Carrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.
(intransitive) To be alive; to have life.
A fused mixture of materials used to make glass.
Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.
(baseball) The region of the field roughly bounded by the home plate, first base, second base and third base.
(anatomy) The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to their posterior and near the anus or cloaca.
(colloquial) A modal used to express a future action that is being planned or prepared for in the present.
(transitive) To sing like a bird, especially with trills.