seediness
- a word derived from seedy.
Example Sentences
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Beneath the supernatural grotesqueries, Mr. King reflects on the mundane horrors—insularity, seediness and dead ends—of American small-town life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025
Whatever positivity there is in this gets steamrolled by all-encompassing seediness, the series’ nightmare vision of what it is to be young and alive.
From Slate • Jun. 14, 2019
But the seeming lack of responsibility from the high-profile players involved, the seediness of the stories, and the lethargic response from NZ rugby leadership, have left a bitter taste in many Kiwi mouths.
From The Guardian • Nov. 10, 2016
Broadway musicals are as popular as ever, but much of the grit and seediness has been washed clean, and the area is now more akin to a family-friendly theme park than a bawdy vaudeville enclave.
From Washington Post • Sep. 30, 2015
A universal seediness pervaded its houses from roof to cellar; nothing was as it should be anywhere.
From Reginald Cruden A Tale of City Life by Reed, Talbot Baines
