seamy (redirected from seamiest)

seam·y  (sm)

adj. seam·i·er, seam·i·est

1. Sordid; base: "seamy tales of aberrant sexual practices, messy divorces, drug addiction, mental instability, and suicide attempts" (Barbara Goldsmith).

2. Having, marked with, or showing a seam.

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seami·ness n.

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seamy [ˈsiːmɪ]

adj seamier, seamiest

1. showing the least pleasant aspect; sordid

2. (esp of the inner side of a garment) showing many seams

seaminess  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	seamy - showing a seam seamed - having or joined by a seam or seams
	2.	seamy - morally degraded; "a seedy district"; "the seamy side of life"; "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"; "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce; "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal" sordid, squalid, sleazy, seedy disreputable - lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance

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seamy

adjective sordid, unpleasant, squalid, low, dark, rough, nasty, corrupt, degraded, disagreeable, disreputable, unwholesome, scungy (Austral. & N.Z.) the seamier side of life

Translations

seamy [ˈsiːmɪ] ADJ (seamier (compar) (seamiest (superl))) → sórdido, insalubre
the seamy side (fig) → el revés de la medalla

seamy [ˈsiːmi] adj (= seedy) [+ area, place] → mal famé(e)
the seamy side of sth → le côté sordide de qch
the seamy side of life → le côté sordide de la vie

seamy

adj (+er) club, bar, person → heruntergekommen; story, area, past → zwielichtig; events, details → schmutzig; the seamy side of life → die Schattenseite des Lebens

seamy [ˈsiːmɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) (district) → malfamato/a
the seamy side of life → gli aspetti più squallidi della vita