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seamyseam‧y /ˈsiːmi/ adjective seamyOrigin: 1800-1900 seamy ‘having the rough side of the seam showing’ (17-19 centuries), from seam - She was a tough girl with an abrasive manner, and seemed very knowledgeable about the seamy side of life.
- She would go into seamy dives, sitting there, listening, consoling.
- Some of them are pretty seamy places.
- Then and later, Alvin was interested in putting the seamier side of life onstage.
► the seamy side of the seamy side of the Internet NOUN► side· She was a tough girl with an abrasive manner, and seemed very knowledgeable about the seamy side of life.· Then and later, Alvin was interested in putting the seamier side of life onstage.· Buckmaster's habit of distancing himself from the seamier side of the company worried him. involving unpleasant things such as crime, violence, or immorality: the seamy side of the Internet |