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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Fill bare or weedy spots in the lawn with the help of summer rains.
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Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 26 June 2025
In Ohio’s largest city, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has extra cause to celebrate thanks to four male weedy seadragons, each one bearing a huge bundle of eggs tucked along their tails.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
Fill bare or weedy spots in the lawn with the help of summer rains.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
Plants can seed readily, so look for sterile varieties such as 'Select Blue', 'Walker’s Low', or 'Cat’s Meow' that won’t become weedy in the garden.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 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 9 Jul. 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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