seedy

seedy

adjective \ˈsē-dē\

seed·i·erseed·i·est

Definition of SEEDY

1

: containing or full of seeds <a seedy fruit>

2

: inferior in condition or quality: as

a : shabby, run-down <seedy clothes>

b : somewhat disreputable <a seedy district> <a seedy lawyer>

c : slightly unwell : debilitated <felt seedy and went home early>

— seed·i·ly \ˈsē-d^əl-ē\ adverb

— seed·i·ness \ˈsē-dē-nəs\ noun

Examples of SEEDY

1. He was wearing a seedy suit.
2. a seedy area of the city

First Known Use of SEEDY

1574

Related to SEEDY

Synonyms

beat-up, bombed-out, dilapidated, dog-eared, down-at-the-heels (or down-at-heel also down-at-the-heel or down-at-heels), dumpy, grungy, mangy, mean, miserable, moth-eaten, neglected, ratty, run-down, scrubby, scruffy, shabby, sleazy, tacky, tatterdemalion, tatty, threadbare, timeworn, tumbledown

Related Words

abandoned, uncared-for, unkept; desolate, forlorn, godforsaken; broken-down, decrepit, tired, worn-out; bedraggled, dingy, ragged, tattered; decaying, deteriorated, deteriorating, rackety, ramshackle, rattletrap, rickety, tumbledown; broken, damaged, destroyed, harmed, hurt, impaired, injured, ruined, wrecked

Near Antonyms

brand-new, fresh, new; cared-for, kept-up, maintained; mended, patched, rebuilt, reconstructed; smart, spiffy, spruce

Other Botany Terms

annual, burgeon, chloroplast, nomenclature, succulent, sylvan, xylem

Rhymes with SEEDY

beady, deedy, greedy, needy, reedy, speedy, tweedy, weedy