 seedy |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] morally degraded | |
| Synonyms: | sordid sleazy squalid seamy | |
| Examples: | "a seedy district" "the seamy side of life" "sleazy characters hanging around casinos" "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal" |
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| Related terms: | disreputable | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] full of seeds | |
| Examples: | "as seedy as a fig" |
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| Related terms: | seedless seeded seeded | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] shabby and untidy | |
| Synonyms: | scruffy | |
| Examples: | "a surge of ragged scruffy children" "he was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin"- Mark Twain |
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| Related terms: | worn | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] weak and feeble | |
| Synonyms: | enfeebled infirm debilitated | |
| Examples: | "I'm feeling seedy today" |
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| Related terms: | unhealthy | |
| Similar spelling: |
seed sewed Seda seaweed Sheedy settee set seethe |
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