seamier; seamiest
1
archaic
: having the rough side of the seam showing
2
a
seaminess
noun
Examples of seamy in a Sentence
She was involved in a seamy corruption scandal.
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Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2024
Always seamy, the narcotics trade was largely legal until global prohibition began in the early 20th century.
—Penn Bullock, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2024
As a type, there is something of the frontier sheriff or noir detective in the exorcist, someone who has rubbed up against seamy outlaws and knows their wiles.
—Sam Kestenbaum, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
And that’s intentional, Mr. Jónasson says, because his model as a crime writer is more apt to be found in the pastoral villages and cozy tea rooms of Agatha Christie’s St. Mary Mead than in the seamy back alleys of Oslo.
—Kristina Lindborg, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2024
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Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2024
Always seamy, the narcotics trade was largely legal until global prohibition began in the early 20th century.
—Penn Bullock, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2024
As a type, there is something of the frontier sheriff or noir detective in the exorcist, someone who has rubbed up against seamy outlaws and knows their wiles.
—Sam Kestenbaum, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
And that’s intentional, Mr. Jónasson says, because his model as a crime writer is more apt to be found in the pastoral villages and cozy tea rooms of Agatha Christie’s St. Mary Mead than in the seamy back alleys of Oslo.
—Kristina Lindborg, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2024
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“Seamy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seamy. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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