seedier; seediest
1
: containing or full of seeds
a seedy fruit
2
: inferior in condition or quality: such as
b
: somewhat disreputable
a seedy district
a seedy lawyer
c
: slightly unwell : debilitated
felt seedy and went home early
Examples of seedy in a Sentence
He was wearing a seedy suit.
a seedy area of the city
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Indie sleaze, the hallucination of a 2000s seedy-chic genre that never fully existed, is in vogue.
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Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2025
On the other hand, casting Jack Nicholson as the Devil, specifically the middle-age, effortlessly seedy Nicholson of the 1980s, is reason enough to make the movie anyway.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Unlike a host of seedy managers looking to make a quick buck, Landau had real care and compassion for Springsteen.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
The seedy area primarily included Washington Street, Boylston Street and Kneeland Street, but was largely disbanded after a crackdown by Flynn’s father and former Mayor Ray Flynn’s administration in the early 1990s.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
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Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2025
On the other hand, casting Jack Nicholson as the Devil, specifically the middle-age, effortlessly seedy Nicholson of the 1980s, is reason enough to make the movie anyway.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Unlike a host of seedy managers looking to make a quick buck, Landau had real care and compassion for Springsteen.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
The seedy area primarily included Washington Street, Boylston Street and Kneeland Street, but was largely disbanded after a crackdown by Flynn’s father and former Mayor Ray Flynn’s administration in the early 1990s.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Seedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seedy. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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