adj
seedy
SEE-dee
adj
1
Run-down, disreputable, or associated with dishonest or illegal activity.
"They met in a seedy bar on the edge of town."
"He had a seedy reputation among his former colleagues."
2
Containing or full of seeds.
"The jam was seedy but delicious."
How to Use Seedy
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSleazy, shabby, or disreputable — usually describing a place, neighborhood, or person.
Common pairings
seedy bar
seedy neighborhood
seedy character
Word Forms
seedier comparative, seediest superlative
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Etymology
Originally meant "full of seeds," but by the 1700s came to describe someone worn-out or shabby — like a plant that has gone to seed and lost its bloom.