seedy

Definition of seedy

Adjectives

full of seeds
"as seedy as a fig"
Synonyms:
black-seeded
having black seeds
multi-seeded, several-seeded
having many seeds
seeded
having or supplied with seeds
one-seed, one-seeded, single-seeded
having a single seed
small-seeded
having relatively small seeds
three-seeded
having three seeds
white-seeded
having white seeds
Antonyms:
seedless
lacking seeds
seeded
having the seeds extracted
stoneless
(of fruits having stones) having the stone removed
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shabby and untidy
"he was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin"- Mark Twain
Synonyms:
scruffy
worn
affected by wear; damaged by long use
somewhat ill or prone to illness
Synonyms:
ailing, indisposed, peaked, poorly, sickly, under the weather, unwell
ill, sick
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
morally degraded
"a seedy district"
Synonyms:
seamy, sleazy, sordid, squalid
disreputable
lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance

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