seedier; seediest
1
: containing or full of seeds
a seedy fruit
2
: inferior in condition or quality: such as
b
: somewhat disreputable
a seedy district
a seedy lawyer
c
: slightly unwell : debilitated
felt seedy and went home early
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He was wearing a seedy suit.
a seedy area of the city
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The dark and seedy underbelly of Los Angeles in the ‘40’s and ‘50’s is the setting for LA Noir UnScripted.
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Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
But this event is not Lynchian—there’s nothing seedy, surreal, or ironic about the horror.
—Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 17 Jan. 2025
But directors Adrian Lyne and Paul Verhoeven gave them prestige polish that distinguished them from cheaper fare like the similarly seedy softcore movies on Cinemax.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
Smith’s Bar and Restaurant Image For 70 years, a red-and-green neon extravaganza shone out from the corner facade of Smith’s Bar at 44th Street and Eighth Avenue, on a once seedy strip of Hell’s Kitchen.
—John Freeman Gill, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
But this event is not Lynchian—there’s nothing seedy, surreal, or ironic about the horror.
—Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 17 Jan. 2025
But directors Adrian Lyne and Paul Verhoeven gave them prestige polish that distinguished them from cheaper fare like the similarly seedy softcore movies on Cinemax.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
Smith’s Bar and Restaurant Image For 70 years, a red-and-green neon extravaganza shone out from the corner facade of Smith’s Bar at 44th Street and Eighth Avenue, on a once seedy strip of Hell’s Kitchen.
—John Freeman Gill, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Seedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seedy. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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