- seedy adj
- ['siːdɪ]
-ier comp -iest superl (fam: sordid, shabby) squallido (-a)
I feel decidedly seedy today — non mi sento affatto bene oggi
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seedy — (adj.) mid 15c., fruitful, abundant, from SEED (Cf. seed) (n.) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Meaning shabby is from 1739, probably in reference to the appearance of a flowering plant that has run to seed. Related: Seediness … Etymology dictionary
seedy — [adj] run down, dilapidated ailing, beat up, bedraggled, crummy*, decaying, decrepit, dingy, dog eared*, down at the heel*, drooping, droopy, faded, flagging, frowzy, gone to seed*, grubby, in a bad way*, mangy, messy, neglected, old, overgrown,… … New thesaurus
seedy — adj. Seedy is used with these nouns: ↑hotel, ↑motel, ↑side, ↑underworld … Collocations dictionary
seedy — [sēd′ē] adj. seedier, seediest 1. containing many seeds 2. gone to seed 3. having tiny bubbles: said of glass 4. shabby, run down, etc. 5. feeling or looking physically bad or low in spirits seedily adv. seediness … English World dictionary
seedy — adj 1. seed filled, full of seeds. 2. poorly kept, run down, broken down, shabby, scruffy; mean, squalid, mangy, wretched, sorry, abject, miserable. 3. shabbily dressed, down at heel, unkempt, uncombed, disheveled, messy, untidy, slipshod, sloppy … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
seedy — adj. (seedier, seediest) 1 full of seed. 2 going to seed. 3 shabby looking, in worn clothes. 4 colloq. unwell. Derivatives: seedily adv. seediness n … Useful english dictionary
seedy — [[t]si͟ːdi[/t]] seedier, seediest ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (disapproval) If you describe a person or place as seedy, you disapprove of them because they look dirty and untidy, or they have a bad reputation. Frank ran dodgy errands for a seedy local… … English dictionary
seedy — seedily, adv. seediness, n. /see dee/, adj., seedier, seediest. 1. abounding in seed. 2. containing many seeds, as a piece of fruit. 3. gone to seed; bearing seeds. 4. poorly kept; run down; shabby. 5. shabbily dressed; unkempt: a seedy ol … Universalium
seedy — seed|y [ˈsi:di] adj informal a seedy person or place looks dirty or poor, and is often connected with illegal or immoral activities ▪ a seedy nightclub ▪ a seedy looking old man … Dictionary of contemporary English
seedy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. gone to seed or to pot; shabby, rundown, shoddy, grubby (inf.), grimy (inf.); broken down, ramshackle; poor, indigent. See deterioration, poverty, disease. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. shabby,… … English dictionary for students
seedy — seed·y || sɪËdɪ adj. full of seeds; shabby, unkempt, disheveled; dilapidated, squalid; unwell, feeling weak or ill … English contemporary dictionary
