seaminess
- a word derived from seamy.
Example Sentences
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Being Iggy, he appreciates the city for its seaminess and its vulnerability to climate change: “New Atlantis, lying low/New Atlantis, sinking slow,” he sings.
From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2023
Perhaps Lonergan was able to draw on some aspect of Affleck’s seaminess while maintaining the safety of his set—should the movie’s fortunes suffer?
From The New Yorker • Dec. 21, 2016
But the seaminess of the latest events and the seeming absence of sympathetic characters have even political veterans throwing up their hands.
From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2015
But isn’t this seeming seaminess just a function of its frequent use?
From Slate • Oct. 15, 2014
And if it has, has not the light shown you the seaminess of much in which a dimmer light detects no flaws or stains?
From Expositions of Holy Scripture Isaiah and Jeremiah by Maclaren, Alexander
