seedy

[ see-dee ]
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adjective,seed·i·er, seed·i·est.
  1. abounding in seed.

  2. containing many seeds, as a piece of fruit.

  1. gone to seed; bearing seeds.

  2. poorly kept; run-down; shabby.

  3. shabbily dressed; unkempt: a seedy old tramp.

  4. physically run-down; under the weather: He felt a bit seedy after his operation.

  5. somewhat disreputable; degraded: a seedy hotel.

Origin of seedy

1
First recorded in 1565–75; seed + -y1

Other words from seedy

  • seed·i·ly, adverb
  • seed·i·ness, noun

Words Nearby seedy

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British Dictionary definitions for seedy

seedy

/ (ˈsiːdɪ) /


adjectiveseedier or seediest
  1. shabby or unseemly in appearance: seedy clothes

  2. (of a plant) at the stage of producing seeds

  1. informal not physically fit; sickly

Derived forms of seedy

  • seedily, adverb
  • seediness, noun

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