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seedy [ˈsiːdɪ] adj seedier, seediest
1. shabby or unseemly in appearance seedy clothes 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of a plant) at the stage of producing seeds 3. Informal not physically fit; sickly seedily adv seediness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
seedy adjective 2. shabby, run-down, scruffy, old, worn, faded, decaying, grubby, dilapidated, tatty, unkempt, grotty (slang), crummy (slang), down at heel, slovenly, mangy, manky (Scot. dialect), scungy (Austral. & N.Z.) a seedy hotel close to the red light district shabby smart, elegant, fashionable, posh (informal, chiefly Brit.), classy, swish (informal, chiefly Brit.), up-market, swanky (informal), top-drawer, ritzy (slang), high-toned 3. (Informal) unwell, ill, poorly (informal), crook (Austral. & N.Z. informal), ailing, sickly, out of sorts, off colour, under the weather (informal), peely-wally (Scot.) All right, are you? Not feeling seedy? Translations seedy [ˈsiːdɪ] ADJ (seedier (compar) (seediest (superl))) 1. (= shabby) [hotel, nightclub] → sórdido, de mala muerte, cutre(Sp) ; [clothes] → raído, cutre(Sp) ; [person] → de pinta desastrada a seedy-looking bar → un bar sórdido, un bar de mala muerte, un bar cutre(Sp) seedy [ˈsiːdi] adj (= shabby) [person, hotel, street, area, club, bar] → miteux/euse seedy adj (+er) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| There was one seedy French waiter, who was attempting to learn English in a house where he never heard anything but French; and the customers were a few ladies of easy virtue, a menage or two, who had their own napkins reserved for them, and a few queer men who came in for hurried, scanty meals. There was a seedy old chest, and an old hair trunk with the hinges broke. by-the-by--he's got a new curate: that seedy old fellow Mr. |
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