| 释义 | View usage for: (siːmi) Word forms: comparative seamier,  superlative seamiestadjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]If you describe something as seamy, you mean that it involves unpleasant aspects of life such as crime, sex, or violence.  ...Hamburg's seamy St Pauli's district.  ...the seamier side of life. Synonyms: sordid, unpleasant, squalid, low More Synonyms of seamy (ˈsiːmɪ) adjectiveWord forms: seamier or seamiest1. showing the least pleasant aspect; sordid 2. (esp of the inner side of a garment) showing many seamsDerived formsseaminess (ˈseaminess)  nounseamy in American English (ˈsimi)   adjectiveWord forms: ˈseamier or ˈseamiest1.   having or showing seams, esp. with rough edges, as the underside of a garment 2.   unpleasant or sordid   the seamy side of life Derived formsseaminess (ˈseaminess)  nounAt once, I understand the seamy story he may have imagined.Examples of 'seamy' in a sentenceseamyDefinition involving the sordid and unpleasant aspects of life, such as crime, prostitution, poverty, and violence the seamier side of lifeSynonyms dark rough corrupt disreputable unwholesomeAdditional synonymsmorally degraded individuals Synonyms corrupt,  low,  base,  abandoned,  vicious,  vile,  sordid,  decadent,  despicable,  depraved,  debased,  profligate,  disreputable,  debauched,  dissolute,  scungy (Australian, New Zealand)Definition (of a person) bad-tempered or disobliging He's a shallow, disagreeable man.Synonyms ill-natured,  difficult,  nasty,  cross,  contrary,  unpleasant,  rude,  irritable,  unfriendly,  bad-tempered,  surly,  churlish,  brusque,  tetchy,  ratty (British, New Zealand, informal),  peevish,  ungracious,  disobliging,  unlikable or unlikeableDefinition unworthy or contemptible That was a really low trick.Synonyms contemptible,  mean,  base,  nasty,  cowardly,  degraded,  vulgar,  vile,  sordid,  abject,  unworthy,  despicable,  depraved,  menial,  reprehensible,  dastardly (old-fashioned),  scurvy (old-fashioned),  servile,  unprincipled,  dishonourable, ignobleseal something upseamseamanseamysearsearchsearch for something or someone
Additional synonymsDefinition (of a person) spiteful or ill-natured He's only nasty to me when there's no-one around to see it.Synonyms spiteful,  mean (informal),  offensive,  annoying,  vicious,  unpleasant,  abusive,  vile,  malicious,  bad-tempered,  despicable, disagreeableDefinition  miserable, sordid, or dirty He was living in some scungy flat on the outskirts of town.Synonyms sordid,  seedy,  sleazy,  squalid,  mean,  dirty,  foul,  filthy,  unclean,  wretched,  seamy,  slovenly,  skanky (slang),  slummy,  festy (Australian, slang)Definition dirty, untidy, and in bad condition The migrants have been living in squalid conditions.Synonyms dirty,  filthy,  seedy,  sleazy,  sordid,  low,  nasty,  foul,  disgusting,  rundown,  decayed,  repulsive,  poverty-stricken,  unclean,  fetid,  slovenly,  skanky (slang),  slummy,  yucky or yukky (slang),  yucko (Australian, slang),  festy (Australian, slang)Definition not pleasant or agreeable They tolerated what they felt was an unpleasant situation.Synonyms nasty,  bad,  horrid (informal),  distressing,  annoying,  irritating,  miserable,  troublesome,  distasteful,  obnoxious,  unpalatable,  displeasing,  repulsive,  objectionable,  disagreeable,  abhorrent,  irksome,  unlovely,  execrable,  eye-watering |