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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Upon reaching adulthood in the 1950s, Vernice departs for a bright future at Spelman College, and Annie leaves Honeysuckle to search for her mother in the seedy underbelly of the South.
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Diya Chacko, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
If an eggplant is very seedy, dull-skinned, or watery, salting can improve texture before cooking.
—Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 11 Mar. 2026
Not even three Oscar winners (Nicole Kidman, Jamie Lee Curtis and Ariana DeBose) can mask the seedy, predictable murder mystery of Amazon's Patricia Cornwell thriller.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
The full force of Lawrence Sher’s cinematography, Karen Murphy’s production design and Hildur Guðnadóttir’s orchestral score is fabulous, combining to make something seedy, moody and extravagant.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
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Diya Chacko, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
If an eggplant is very seedy, dull-skinned, or watery, salting can improve texture before cooking.
—Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 11 Mar. 2026
Not even three Oscar winners (Nicole Kidman, Jamie Lee Curtis and Ariana DeBose) can mask the seedy, predictable murder mystery of Amazon's Patricia Cornwell thriller.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
The full force of Lawrence Sher’s cinematography, Karen Murphy’s production design and Hildur Guðnadóttir’s orchestral score is fabulous, combining to make something seedy, moody and extravagant.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for seedy
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“Seedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seedy. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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