Definition of
gadfly has definitions from the field of zoology
1
[ noun ] a persistently annoying person

Synonyms

cuss blighter pesterer pest

Used in print

(Philip Jos‚ Farmer, The Lovers....)

`` My beloved ward , my perennial gadfly '' , said the whining voice .

Related terms

tormentor nudnick tease

2
[ noun ] (zoology) any of various large flies that annoy livestock

Related terms

fly horsefly warble_fly botfly

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Rhymes with

fly botfly firefly butterfly shoofly overfly

Phonetic and Homophones

G AE1 D F L AY2

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