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SEEDY
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Irregular inflected forms: seedier , seediest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Morally degraded
Example:
the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal
Synonyms:
seamy; seedy; sleazy; sordid; squalid
Classified under:
Similar:
disreputable (lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Full of seeds
Example:
as seedy as a fig
Classified under:
Similar:
black-seeded (having black seeds)
multi-seeded; several-seeded (having many seeds)
seeded (having or supplied with seeds)
seeded (having seeds as specified)
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)
Antonym:
seedless (lacking seeds)
Derivation:
seed (a small hard fruit)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Somewhat ill or prone to illness
Example:
is unwell and can't come to work
Synonyms:
ailing; indisposed; peaked; poorly; seedy; sickly; under the weather; unwell
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
ill; sick (affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Shabby and untidy
Example:
he was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin
Synonyms:
scruffy; seedy
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
worn (affected by wear; damaged by long use)
Derivation:
seediness (a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing)
