seedy

seedy
Synonyms and related words:
Mickey Mouse, ailing, bad, base, beat-up, bedraggled, below par, blowzy, broken-down, careless, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, coarse, common, critically ill, debilitated, decayed, decaying, decrepit, deteriorated, dilapidated, dingy, dowdy, down, down-at-heel, down-at-the-heels, drabbletailed, draggled, draggletailed, drooping, droopy, enervated, enfeebled, faded, fagged, faint, fainting, faintish, fatigued, feeling awful, feeling faint, feeling something terrible, flagging, footsore, fourth-class, frayed, frazzled, frowzy, frumpish, frumpy, full of holes, good and tired, grubby, holey, ill, in danger, in rags, in shreds, in tatters, indisposed, inferior, informal, irregular, jaded, laid low, languid, loose, low-class, low-grade, low-quality, low-test, lumpen, mangy, mean, messy, mortally ill, mussy, neglected, negligent, not quite right, off-color, out of sorts, overgrown, paltry, patchy, poky, poor, poorly, punk, ragged, raggedy, ratty, ready to drop, rocky, ruinous, run ragged, run-down, sagging, scraggly, scruffy, second-best, second-class, shabby, shoddy, sick, sick unto death, sickish, sickly, slack, slatternly, sleazy, slipshod, sloppy, slovenly, sluttish, sordid, squalid, tacky, taken ill, tattered, tatty, third-class, third-rate, threadbare, tinny, tired, tired-winged, toilworn, torn, under the weather, unkempt, unneat, unrefreshed, unrestored, unsightly, untidy, unwell, way-weary, wayworn, weak, weakened, wearied, weariful, weary, weary-footed, weary-laden, weary-winged, weary-worn, wilted, wilting, worn, worn out, worn-down

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • Seedy — Seed y, a. [Compar. {Seedier}; superl. {Seediest}.] 1. Abounding with seeds; bearing seeds; having run to seeds. [1913 Webster] 2. Having a peculiar flavor supposed to be derived from the weeds growing among the vines; said of certain kinds of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • seedy — index poor (inferior in quality) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • seedy — (adj.) mid 15c., fruitful, abundant, from SEED (Cf. seed) (n.) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Meaning shabby is from 1739, probably in reference to the appearance of a flowering plant that has run to seed. Related: Seediness …   Etymology dictionary

  • seedy — *shabby, dilapidated, dingy, faded, threadbare Analogous words: drooping, flagging, sagging, wilting (see DROOP): sickly, *unwholesome, morbid: worn (see HAGGARD) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • seedy — [adj] run down, dilapidated ailing, beat up, bedraggled, crummy*, decaying, decrepit, dingy, dog eared*, down at the heel*, drooping, droopy, faded, flagging, frowzy, gone to seed*, grubby, in a bad way*, mangy, messy, neglected, old, overgrown,… …   New thesaurus

  • seedy — ► ADJECTIVE (seedier, seediest) 1) sordid or squalid. 2) dated unwell. DERIVATIVES seedily adverb seediness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • seedy — [sēd′ē] adj. seedier, seediest 1. containing many seeds 2. gone to seed 3. having tiny bubbles: said of glass 4. shabby, run down, etc. 5. feeling or looking physically bad or low in spirits seedily adv. seediness …   English World dictionary

  • seedy — adjective (seedier; est) Date: 1574 1. containing or full of seeds < a seedy fruit > 2. inferior in condition or quality: as a. shabby, run down < seedy clothes > b. somewhat disreputable < a seedy district …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • seedy — [[t]si͟ːdi[/t]] seedier, seediest ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (disapproval) 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. Frank ran dodgy errands for a seedy local… …   English dictionary

  • seedy — UK [ˈsiːdɪ] / US [ˈsɪdɪ] adjective Word forms seedy : adjective seedy comparative seedier superlative seediest connected with activities that are illegal or morally wrong, and often looking dirty or unpleasant There was something a little bit… …   English dictionary

  • seedy — seedily, adv. seediness, n. /see dee/, adj., seedier, seediest. 1. abounding in seed. 2. containing many seeds, as a piece of fruit. 3. gone to seed; bearing seeds. 4. poorly kept; run down; shabby. 5. shabbily dressed; unkempt: a seedy ol …   Universalium

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