as in disrepair
the state of being unattended to or not cared for
the general seediness of the neighborhood suggested that its residents had no pride in the place they called home
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Allowed to crumble into disrepair by its owners, the Meruelo family, the famous hotel was ordered demolished by the city as a hazardous structure.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2025 -
Public water systems across the country have been falling into disrepair in recent decades due to aging and sometimes dangerous infrastructure, as cities with lead water pipes have discovered.—
Jeremy Orr,
The Conversation,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Seediness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seediness. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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