In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
SEAMIER
SEAMY
seamy, seedy, sleazy, sordid, squalid
(adjective) morally degraded; “a seedy district”; “the seamy side of life”; “sleazy characters hanging around casinos”; “sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls”- Seattle Weekly; “the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils”- James Joyce; “the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal”
seamy
(adjective) showing a seam
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
seamier
comparative form of seamy
Anagrams
• seriema
Source: Wiktionary
SEAMY
Seam"y, a.
Definition: Having a seam; containing seams, or showing them. "Many a seamy scar." Burns. Everything has its fair, as well as its seamy, side. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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