weedier; weediest
1
: abounding with or consisting of weeds
2
: resembling a weed especially in vigorous growth or ready propagation
3
: noticeably lean and scrawny : lanky
weediness
noun
Examples of weedy in a Sentence
weedy vegetation in the abandoned lot
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Avoid Boxelder Trees As their name suggests, these bugs love boxelder trees, a weedy type of maple native to North America.
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Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2025
Plants seed readily in the garden and can become weedy in frost-free areas where seeds survive the winter.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
For years, nearby residents came to this isolated corner of the lakefront to take walks and find comfort in the solitude and often unkept beach and weedy woodland behind it.
—Michael McColly, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
Three or four of them had swung into a weedy draw about 75 yards ahead of us.
—H. R. Temple, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2025
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Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2025
Plants seed readily in the garden and can become weedy in frost-free areas where seeds survive the winter.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
For years, nearby residents came to this isolated corner of the lakefront to take walks and find comfort in the solitude and often unkept beach and weedy woodland behind it.
—Michael McColly, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
Three or four of them had swung into a weedy draw about 75 yards ahead of us.
—H. R. Temple, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for weedy
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“Weedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weedy. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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weedy
adjective1
: full or consisting of weeds
a weedy field
2
: like a weed especially in having strong rapid growth
3
: very skinny
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