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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Examples of seedy in a Sentence
He was wearing a seedy suit.
a seedy area of the city
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Written and directed by Mike White, The White Lotus is an Emmy award-winning satirical drama taking place in a holiday resort hiding all manner of seedy secrets.
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Griff Griffin, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
In its place came strip clubs, adult bookstores and seedy massage parlors that, along with government corruption scandals and a deadly Wild West-style gunfight involving the town’s then-police chief, fueled Brooklyn’s past notoriety as a dangerous den of vice.
—Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
Under Joseph Losey’s direction, the seedy streets of Berlin become the sunny avenues of Los Angeles, the shambling beggars become roving gangs of coiffed teenage boys, the killer’s drink changes from schnapps to bourbon, and the overall effect is a little less morally ambiguous than the original.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
Knowing you all are there, anonymous, in the seedy place together, can quickly endear you to other users with expediency and a total absence of shame.
—Fran Tirado, Them, 20 Dec. 2024
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Griff Griffin, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
In its place came strip clubs, adult bookstores and seedy massage parlors that, along with government corruption scandals and a deadly Wild West-style gunfight involving the town’s then-police chief, fueled Brooklyn’s past notoriety as a dangerous den of vice.
—Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
Under Joseph Losey’s direction, the seedy streets of Berlin become the sunny avenues of Los Angeles, the shambling beggars become roving gangs of coiffed teenage boys, the killer’s drink changes from schnapps to bourbon, and the overall effect is a little less morally ambiguous than the original.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
Knowing you all are there, anonymous, in the seedy place together, can quickly endear you to other users with expediency and a total absence of shame.
—Fran Tirado, Them, 20 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for seedy
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“Seedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seedy. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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