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- Dictionaryseedy/ˈsiːdi/
adjective
- 1. sordid and disreputable: "his seedy affair with a soft-porn starlet" Similar Opposite
- 2. unwell: dated "she felt weak and seedy" Similar Opposite
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SEEDY definition: 1. looking dirty or in bad condition and likely to be involved in dishonest or illegal activities…. Learn more.
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. adverb. seediness. ˈsē-dē-nəs. noun.
Seedy definition: abounding in seed. . See examples of SEEDY used in a sentence.
SEEDY meaning: 1. looking dirty or in bad condition and likely to be involved in dishonest or illegal activities…. Learn more.
Definitions of seedy. adjective. shabby and untidy. synonyms: scruffy. worn. affected by wear; damaged by long use. adjective. morally degraded. “a seedy district” synonyms: seamy, sleazy, sordid, squalid. disreputable. lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance. adjective. full of seeds. “as seedy as a fig” synonyms:
If you describe a person or place as seedy, you disapprove of them because they look dirty and untidy, or they have a bad reputation.
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.