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单词 seediness
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seedy

adjective

ˈsē-dē How to pronounce seedy (audio)
seedier; seediest
1
: containing or full of seeds
a seedy fruit
2
: inferior in condition or quality: such as
a
: shabby, run-down
seedy clothes
b
: somewhat disreputable
a seedy district
a seedy lawyer
c
: slightly unwell : debilitated
felt seedy and went home early
seedily
ˈsē-də-lē How to pronounce seedy (audio)
adverb
seediness
ˈsē-dē-nəs How to pronounce seedy (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • beat-up
  • bombed-out
  • dilapidated
  • dog-eared
  • down-at-the-heels
  • down-at-heel
  • down-at-the-heel
  • down-at-heels
  • dumpy
  • grungy
  • mangy
  • mean
  • miserable
  • moth-eaten
  • neglected
  • ratty
  • run-down
  • scrubby
  • scruffy
  • shabby
  • sleazy
  • tacky
  • tatterdemalion
  • tatty
  • threadbare
  • timeworn
  • tumbledown
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Example Sentences

He was wearing a seedy suit. a seedy area of the city
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Word History

First Known Use

1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

seedy

adjective

ˈsē-dē How to pronounce seedy (audio)
seedier; seediest
1
: having or full of seeds
a seedy orange
2
: poor in condition or quality
a seedy hotel

seediness

noun

as in disrepair
the state of being unattended to or not cared for the general seediness of the neighborhood suggested that its residents had no pride in the place they called home

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • disrepair
  • dilapidation
  • neglect
  • desolation
  • abandonment
  • decay
  • inattention
  • disintegration
  • deterioration
  • negligence
  • decrepitude
  • ruination
  • desertion
  • dumpiness
  • ruin
  • dereliction

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • repair
  • preservation
  • conservation
  • keeping
  • upkeep
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