seedy
adjective
abounding in seed.
seedier
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comparativeof seedy.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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“The collision between fantasy and reality — the land of dreams and Tinseltown and all that. But then there’s also that seedier side. It’s just totally unique in that way.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Novelists have always been entranced with the seedier side of show business, from Michael Tolkin’s classic “The Player” to Theodore Roszak’s paranoiac “Flicker” to Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s devilish “Silver Nitrate.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2024
Stephanie Foggett is focused on the darker, seedier parts of that ecosystem.
From Slate ● Aug. 9, 2022
By the early 1960s, the crowds were seedier, the clubs grubbier and the production all but gone.
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2022
I spent a couple of hours visiting the seedier taverns around the University, making casual conversations, asking casual questions.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
