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The seedily magnificent Three Figures in a Room, a triptych of two-metre-tall canvases painted in 1964, has enough infernal plasticity to fill anyone’s nightmares.

From The Guardian • Sep. 17, 2019

But even this interest plays out less seedily than it might.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2016

This is Wise Kaplan in a nutshell: wistful in temper, anachronistic in style, and seedily transgressive in pursuits.

From Slate • Nov. 30, 2013

Two gents going ahead of me into the seedily charming Carousel House were carrying seat cushions and battery-powered handheld fans.

From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2011

He was seedily dressed, and altogether looked to be a disreputable character.

From True to Himself : or Roger Strong's Struggle for Place by Stratemeyer, Edward