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- pronunciation:
- si
di
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
seedier, seediest |
| definition 1: |
unkempt or shabby.
The seedy old man needed a wash and a shave.- synonyms:
- grubby, ragged, shabby
- similar words:
- bedraggled, crummy, grungy, mangy, scruffy, sorry, threadbare, unkempt
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| definition 2: |
squalid; run-down.
The elevator in the seedy hotel was out of order, and the halls were lit by single hanging light bulbs.- synonyms:
- grubby, shabby
- antonyms:
- classy
- similar words:
- crummy, dingy, disreputable, grungy, mangy, sleazy, sordid, squalid, vile
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| definition 3: |
containing many seeds.
a seedy watermelon |
| related words: |
dingy, dowdy, run-down, threadbare, unkempt, vile |
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| derivations: |
seedily (adv.), seediness (n.) |
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