seamy
unpleasant or sordid; low; disagreeable: the seamy side of life.
having, showing, or of the nature of a seam.
Origin of seamy
1Other words for seamy
Other words from seamy
- seam·i·ness, noun
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How to use seamy in a sentence
The seamy undersilicon of AI—its discrimination, its invasiveness, its deception—didn’t, though, discourage campers from wanting to join the field, as both Zhang and Patil are considering.
Want ethical AI? Hand the keys to middle schoolers. | Sarah Scoles | November 21, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThis is nudity as lifestyle, health, openness — not seamy or steamy.
From college coaches to Herman Cain and now Bill Richardson, the seamy stories just keep on coming.
Bill Richardson, Herman Cain, Jerry Sandusky: Sex Scandal Saturation | Howard Kurtz | December 2, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTThe seamy side of British democracy was appropriately symbolized.
And the disclosure that Abedin is pregnant added an overlay of pathos to the seamy tale.
While some have sailed right past the seamy details, others have seen their careers damaged beyond repair.
The mountain ranges were bathed in sunshine and the scarred and seamy face of stern old Errigal seemed almost to smile.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowIt is strange, but undoubtedly true, that the English nation has no "seamy side."
He'd go through 'Frisco, and out at the far end, without so much as guessing the place had a seamy side to it.
Wandering Heath | Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-CouchI read him with keen interest, only wishing that he saw the seamy side of things rather less habitually.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. II (of 3) | George EliotBelow this were strata of trachitic breccia and augite; the formation was then seamy to an unknown depth.
British Dictionary definitions for seamy
/ (ˈsiːmɪ) /
showing the least pleasant aspect; sordid
(esp of the inner side of a garment) showing many seams
Derived forms of seamy
- seaminess, noun
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