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SEEDINESS
shabbiness, seediness, manginess, sleaziness
(noun) a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
seediness (usually uncountable, plural seedinesses)
The property of being seedy (unkempt).
The property of being seedy (full of seeds).
Source: Wiktionary
Seed`i*ness, n.
Definition: The quality or state of being seedy, shabby, or worn out; a state of wretchedness or exhaustion. [Colloq.] G. Eliot. What is called seedness, after a debauch, is a plain proof that nature has been outraged. J. S. Blackie.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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