seamy

[ see-mee ]
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adjective,seam·i·er, seam·i·est.
  1. unpleasant or sordid; low; disagreeable: the seamy side of life.

  2. having, showing, or of the nature of a seam.

Origin of seamy

1
1595–1605; seam + -y1; in transferred senses alluding to the unpresentable appearance of the inside of a garment, i.e., where the seams show

Other words for seamy

Other words from seamy

  • seam·i·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for seamy

seamy

/ (ˈsiːmɪ) /


adjectiveseamier or seamiest
  1. showing the least pleasant aspect; sordid

  2. (esp of the inner side of a garment) showing many seams

Derived forms of seamy

  • seaminess, noun

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