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单词 seedily
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seedilyadv.

Brit. /ˈsiːdᵻli/, U.S. /ˈsidᵻli/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: seedy adj., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < seedy adj. + -ly suffix2.
In a seedy fashion; esp. impecuniously, shabbily.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adverb] > in specific way
to (also into, unto) one's (also the) shirtc1300
in or of (a) suitc1325
in ragsa1350
in (also on) one's shirtc1380
in suit of or with1389
thinlya1400
in suit with1488
finely?1552
raggedly1552
smoothly1579
garish1590
briskly1592
in one's waistcoat1607
in mourning1621
in cuerpoa1640
in gala1757
airily1768
plain1808
in mufti1816
in, on one's stocking-soles1827
seedily1837
in beaver1840
back to front1869
dowdily1887
dossily1903
head-to-toe1946
sharp1951
sharply1965
understatedly1972
society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > [adverb] > in a sordid manner
sordidly1645
seedily1909
sleazily1959
1837 Bell's New Weekly Messenger 1 Oct. 99/4 ‘Drycrag!’ he said to a very red-nosed, small legged, seedily dressed man, who had been waiting for him at the door.
1869 J. S. Le Fanu Wyvern Myst. iv. 35 Melancholy, gentle Vicar!.. Seedily clothed, with kindly patience visiting his poor; very frugal.
1909 M. Beerbohm Yet Again 22 He was an excellent actor... But, like many others of his kind, [he] drifted seedily away into the provinces.
1988 P. Beer Coll. Poems 204 We are aware of the contents: toothbrushes and pyjamas Smelling seedily of gum and groin.
1999 Mail on Sunday 26 Sept. 70/4 He's..a hero within school walls but a zero in the real world, seedily watching porn in his basement.
2013 J. P. Orau Amin's Soldiers xi. 172 The trousers and the shirts could not go around all the prisoners, so..special consideration was given to the most seedily dressed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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