seedy
seedy /ˈsiːdi/
adjective
-
Morally degraded
(
seamy
, seedy
, sleazy
, sordid
, squalid
)
morally degraded
A seedy district
a seedy district
The seamy side of life
the seamy side of life
Sleazy characters hanging around casinos
sleazy characters hanging around casinos
Sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls
sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls
The sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils
the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils
The squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal
the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal
-
Full of seeds
(
seedy
)
full of seeds
As seedy as a fig
as seedy as a fig
-
Somewhat ill or prone to illness
(
indisposed
, poorly
, seedy
, ailing
, peaked
, sickly
, under the weather
, unwell
)
somewhat ill or prone to illness
My poor ailing grandmother
my poor ailing grandmother
Feeling a bit indisposed today
feeling a bit indisposed today
You look a little peaked
you look a little peaked
Feeling poorly
feeling poorly
A sickly child
a sickly child
Is unwell and can't come to work
is unwell and can't come to work
-
Shabby and untidy
(
scruffy
, seedy
, daggy
[Informal, Australian, New Zeland] )
shabby and untidy
A surge of ragged scruffy children
a surge of ragged scruffy children
He was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin
he was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin