NOUN
  • Definition - Any dipterous insect of the family Oestridae, commonly known as botflies.
  • Definition - A horsefly: any of various species of fly, of the family Tabanidae, noted for buzzing about animals and sucking their blood.
  • Definition - One who upsets the status quo by posing upsetting or novel questions, or attempts to stimulate innovation by proving an irritant.
  • Definition - One who merely irritates without making useful suggestions.
  • Definition - A bloodsucker; a person who takes without giving back.
  • Example - He's a regular gadfly and takes advantage of his friend's generosity.
  • Synonyms - bloodsucker
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8 Letter Words
gadflies 13
6 Letter Words
fadges 11 fidges 11 afield 10 failed 10 felids 10 fields 10 falsie 9 glades 8 glides 8 aisled 7 deasil 7 ideals 7 ladies 7 ligase 7 sailed 7 silage 7
5 Letter Words
fadge 10 fidge 10 defis 9 delfs 9 fades 9 felid 9 field 9 filed 9 flags 9 flied 9 alefs 8 alifs 8 fails 8 false 8 files 8 fleas 8 flies 8 leafs 8 algid 7 degas 7 egads 7 gadis 7 galed 7 gelds 7 gelid 7 gilds 7 glade 7 glads 7 gleds 7 glide 7 aegis 6 agile 6 aides 6 ailed 6 aside 6 dales 6 deals 6 deils 6 delis 6 dials 6 gales 6 glias 6 ideal 6 ideas 6 idles 6 isled 6 lades 6 lased 6 leads 6 sidle 6
4 Letter Words
deaf 8 defi 8 delf 8 difs 8 fade 8 fads 8 fags 8 feds 8 fids 8 figs 8 flag 8 fled 8 gifs 8 alef 7 alif 7 fail 7 feal 7 fila 7 file 7 fils 7 flea 7 leaf 7 lief 7 life 7 safe 7 seif 7 self 7 aged 6 dags 6 digs 6 egad 6 gadi 6 gads 6 gaed 6 geds 6 geld 6 gids 6 gied 6 gild 6 glad 6 gled 6 ages 5 aide 5 aids 5 dais 5 dale 5 dals 5 deal 5 deil 5 deli 5
3 Letter Words
def 7 dif 7 fad 7 fag 7 fed 7 fid 7 fig 7 gif 7 efs 6 elf 6 fas 6 fes 6 fie 6 fil 6 ifs 6 dag 5 dig 5 gad 5 ged 5 gid 5 ads 4 age 4 ags 4 aid 4 dal 4 das 4 del 4 die 4 dis 4 eds 4 eld 4 gae 4 gal 4 gas 4 gel 4 gie 4 gis 4 ids 4 lad 4 lag 4 led 4 leg 4 lid 4 sad 4 sag 4 seg 4 sig 4 ail 3 ais 3 ale 3
2 Letter Words
ef 5 fa 5 fe 5 if 5 ad 3 ag 3 da 3 de 3 ed 3 gi 3 id 3 ae 2 ai 2 al 2 as 2 el 2 es 2 is 2 la 2 li 2 si 2
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