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seedy
seed·y S0215100 (sē′dē)adj. seed·i·er, seed·i·est 1. Having many seeds.2. Resembling seeds or a seed.3. Worn and shabby; unkempt: "He was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin" (Mark Twain).4. Somewhat disreputable; squalid: a seedy hotel in a run-down neighborhood.5. Chiefly British Tired or sick; unwell. seed′i·ly adv.seed′i·ness n.seedy (ˈsiːdɪ) adj, seedier or seediest1. shabby or unseemly in appearance: seedy clothes. 2. (Botany) (of a plant) at the stage of producing seeds3. informal not physically fit; sickly ˈseedily adv ˈseediness nseed•y (ˈsi di) adj. seed•i•er, seed•i•est. 1. containing many seeds. 2. bearing seeds. 3. poorly kept; run-down. 4. shabbily dressed; unkempt. 5. slightly ill. [1565–75] seed′i•ly, adv. seed′i•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | seedy - full of seeds; "as seedy as a fig"seedless - lacking seeds; "seedless grapefruit" | | 2. | seedy - shabby and untidy; "a surge of ragged scruffy children"; "he was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin"- Mark Twainscruffyworn - affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket" | | 3. | seedy - somewhat ill or prone to illness; "my poor ailing grandmother"; "feeling a bit indisposed today"; "you look a little peaked"; "feeling poorly"; "a sickly child"; "is unwell and can't come to work"ailing, indisposed, peaked, poorly, under the weather, unwell, sicklyill, sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering" | | 4. | seedy - morally degraded; "a seedy district"; "the seamy side of life"; "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"; "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce; "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal"sordid, squalid, seamy, sleazydisreputable - lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance |
seedyadjective1. sleazy, sordid, squalid, low, nasty They suck you into their seedy world.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-toned3. (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?seedyadjectiveShowing signs of wear and tear or neglect:bedraggled, broken-down, decaying, decrepit, dilapidated, dingy, down-at-heel, faded, mangy, rundown, scrubby, scruffy, shabby, shoddy, sleazy, tattered, tatty, threadbare.Informal: tacky.Slang: ratty.Idioms: all the worse for wear, gone to pot, past cure.Translationsseed (siːd) noun1. the (part of) the fruit of a tree, plant etc from which a new plant may be grown. sunflower seeds; grass seed. 種子 种子2. the beginning from which anything grows. There was already a seed of doubt in her mind. 萌芽 萌芽3. (in a sporting competition etc) a seeded player. 種子選手 种子选手 verb1. (of a plant) to produce seed. A plant seeds after it has flowered. 結籽 结籽2. in golf, tennis etc, to arrange (good players) in a competition so that they do not compete against each other till the later rounds. 選出種子選手 抽出种子选手ˈseeded adjective having been seeded. a seeded player. 被選為種子選手的 被选为种子选手的ˈseedling (-liŋ) noun a young plant just grown from a seed. Don't walk on the lettuce seedlings! 秧苗 籽苗,秧苗 ˈseedy adjective1. shabby. a rather seedy hotel. 破舊的 褴褛的2. ill or unhealthy. He's feeling a bit seedy. 身體不適 不舒服ˈseediness noun 破舊,身體不適 结籽ˈseedbed noun ground prepared for growing seeds. 苗床 苗床go to seed1. (of a person) to become careless about one's clothes and appearance. Don't let yourself go to seed when you reach middle age! 變得不修邊幅 变得不修边幅2. (of a place) to become rather shabby and uncared for. This part of town has gone to seed recently. (地方)變得凋零破舊 污秽3. (also run to seed) (of a plant) to produce seeds after flowering. (植物)開花後結籽 花谢结果seedy
seedyDescriptive of a paint finish that is not smooth owing to undispersed pigment particles or insoluble gel particles in the paint.MedicalSeeseedseedy Related to seedy: seedy toeSynonyms for seedyadj sleazySynonyms- sleazy
- sordid
- squalid
- low
- nasty
adj shabbySynonyms- shabby
- run-down
- scruffy
- old
- worn
- faded
- decaying
- grubby
- dilapidated
- tatty
- unkempt
- grotty
- crummy
- down at heel
- slovenly
- mangy
- manky
- scungy
Antonyms- smart
- elegant
- fashionable
- posh
- classy
- swish
- up-market
- swanky
- top-drawer
- ritzy
- high-toned
adj unwellSynonyms- unwell
- ill
- poorly
- crook
- ailing
- sickly
- out of sorts
- off colour
- under the weather
- peely-wally
Synonyms for seedyadj showing signs of wear and tear or neglectSynonyms- bedraggled
- broken-down
- decaying
- decrepit
- dilapidated
- dingy
- down-at-heel
- faded
- mangy
- rundown
- scrubby
- scruffy
- shabby
- shoddy
- sleazy
- tattered
- tatty
- threadbare
- tacky
- ratty
Synonyms for seedyadj full of seedsAntonymsadj shabby and untidySynonymsRelated Wordsadj somewhat ill or prone to illnessSynonyms- ailing
- indisposed
- peaked
- poorly
- under the weather
- unwell
- sickly
Related Wordsadj morally degradedSynonymsRelated Words |