Beflea

//bɪˈfliː// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To pester, as fleas do. transitive

    "One of those bores Who beflea'd with bad verses poor Louis Quatorze."

Example

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"One of those bores Who beflea'd with bad verses poor Louis Quatorze."

Etymology

From be- + flea.

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