seedy

[ see-dee ]

adjective

, seed·i·er, seed·i·est.

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 old tramp.

6. physically run-down; under the weather:

   He felt a bit seedy after his operation.

7. somewhat disreputable; degraded:

   a seedy hotel.

seedy

/ ˈsiːdɪ /

adjective

1. shabby or unseemly in appearance

   seedy clothes

2. (of a plant) at the stage of producing seeds
3. informal.
   not physically fit; sickly

Derived Forms

• ˈseedily, adverb
• ˈseediness, noun

Other Words From

• seedi·ly adverb
• seedi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of seedy¹

First recorded in 1565–75; seed + -y ¹

Related Words

• crummy
• decaying
• decrepit
• dingy
• grubby
• scruffy
• shabby
• sleazy
• squalid
• tacky