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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To survive in the dystopian landscape that is Night City, David chooses to turn to the seedy underbelly of the city to become an Edgerunner.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
When the news was broadcast into Nashville homes, with crime scene images and footage of famous bystanders, phones began to ring, from the top of the country music world to its seedy underbelly.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
One of the most intriguing and little-known corners of the music industry’s vast, seedy underbelly centers around a bunch of rare records released between 1976 and 1978 for one purpose only: Scamming the IRS.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2024
Sadler’s path involved a tiny independent label, a monotonous job, custom records, seedy promoters and a corrupt music chart.
Dets.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
When the news was broadcast into Nashville homes, with crime scene images and footage of famous bystanders, phones began to ring, from the top of the country music world to its seedy underbelly.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
One of the most intriguing and little-known corners of the music industry’s vast, seedy underbelly centers around a bunch of rare records released between 1976 and 1978 for one purpose only: Scamming the IRS.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2024
Sadler’s path involved a tiny independent label, a monotonous job, custom records, seedy promoters and a corrupt music chart.
Dets.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Seedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seedy. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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