flea-bitten

adjective

1. bitten by a flea or fleas.
2. infested with fleas.
3. shabby; dilapidated; wretched.
4. (of a horse) having a light-colored coat with small, dark spots or streaks.

adjective

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