seamy, seedy, sleazy, sordid, squalid
(adjective) morally degraded; âa seedy districtâ; âthe seamy side of lifeâ; âsleazy characters hanging around casinosâ; âsleazy storefronts with...dirt on the wallsâ- Seattle Weekly; âthe sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrilsâ- James Joyce; âthe squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayalâ
seedy
(adjective) full of seeds; âas seedy as a figâ
ailing, indisposed, peaked, poorly, sickly, unwell, under the weather, seedy
(adjective) somewhat ill or prone to illness; âmy poor ailing grandmotherâ; âfeeling a bit indisposed todayâ; âyou look a little peakedâ; âfeeling poorlyâ; âa sickly childâ; âis unwell and canât come to workâ
scruffy, seedy
(adjective) shabby and untidy; âa surge of ragged scruffy childrenâ; âhe was soiled and seedy and fragrant with ginâ- Mark Twain
Source: WordNet® 3.1
seedy (comparative seedier, superlative seediest)
Full of seeds.
(figurative) Disreputable, run-down.
Synonym: sleazy
Untidy; unkempt.
Infirm; unwell; gone to seed.
Suffering the effects of a hangover.
Having the flavour of seeds.
(colloquial) Having a peculiar flavour supposed to be derived from the weeds growing among the vines; said of certain kinds of French brandy.
• Deyes, seyde
Source: Wiktionary
Seed"y, a. [Compar. Seedier; superl. Seediest.]
1. Abounding with seeds; bearing seeds; having run to seeds.
2. Having a peculiar flavor supposed to be derived from the weeds growing among the vines; -- said of certain kinds of FRench brandy.
3. Old and worn out; exhausted; spiritless; also, poor and miserable looking; shabily clothed; shabby looking; as, he looked seedy coat. [Colloq.] Little Flanigan here . . . is a little seedy, as we say among us that practice the law. Goldsmith. Seedy toe, an affection of a horse's foot, in which a cavity filled with horn powder is formed between the laminĂŠ and the wall of the hoof.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., âthe father of the brideâ instead of âthe brideâs fatherâ
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red â indicating ripeness â they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
