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- [see-dee]
- /ˈsi di/
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- [see-dee]
- /ˈsi di/
Definitions of seedy word
- adjective seedy abounding in seed. 1
- adjective seedy containing many seeds, as a piece of fruit. 1
- adjective seedy gone to seed; bearing seeds. 1
- adjective seedy poorly kept; run-down; shabby. 1
- adjective seedy shabbily dressed; unkempt: a seedy old tramp. 1
- adjective seedy physically run-down; under the weather: He felt a bit seedy after his operation. 1
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Origin of seedy
First appearance:
before 1565 One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1565-75; seed + -y1
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Parts of speech for Seedy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
seedy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
seedy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for seedy
adj seedy
- anile — of or like a feeble old woman
- beat-up — Informal. dilapidated; in poor condition from use: a beat-up old jalopy.
- bedraggled — Someone or something that is bedraggled looks untidy because they have got wet or dirty.
- bilious — If someone describes the appearance of something as bilious, they mean that they think it looks unpleasant and rather disgusting.
- broken-down — A broken-down vehicle or machine no longer works because it has something wrong with it.
adjective seedy
- curer — A healer.
- disreputable — not reputable; having a bad reputation: a disreputable barroom.
- insalubrious — unfavorable to health; unwholesome.
- junky — of the nature of junk; trashy.
- mean — to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. Synonyms: destine, foreordain.
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