seedy

adjective

ˈsē-dē 

seedier; seediest

1

: containing or full of seeds

a seedy fruit

2

: inferior in condition or quality: such 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

seedily

ˈsē-də-lē 

adverb

seediness

ˈsē-dē-nəs 

noun

Synonyms of seedy

• dilapidated
• neglected

Examples of seedy in a Sentence

He was wearing a seedy suit.

a seedy area of the city

Recent Examples on the Web

The patient thriller finds Agnes lonely in her seedy motel, with a phone that often rings, though the person on the other end of the line never speaks. —Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026

What begins as a simple connection between two broken people in a seedy Oklahoma motel room twists into something far more dangerous. —Greg Evans, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026

Starring Collin Farrell, once again as Gotham mob boss Oz Cobb, the TV series pushed deeper into the city’s seedy criminal infrastructure and unearthed a shadowy world full of twisted storytelling potential. —Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2026

Fortunately, there are less seedy hybrids of this drought-tolerant, shade-loving family of shrubs, such as 'JC Raulston' (zones 6-8) and 'Winter Sun' (zones 6-9). —Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for seedy

• beady
• greedy
• guidi
• needy
• reedy
• speedy
• tweedy
• weedy
• unready

Kids Definition

seedy

adjective

ˈsēd-ē 

seedier; seediest

1

: containing or full of seeds

a seedy fruit

2

: not being in good shape : shabby

seedy clothes

seediness noun