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seedy
adjective
Morally degraded
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ˈsiːdi
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adjective
Morally degraded
“A seedy district”
adjective
Full of seeds
“As seedy as a fig”
adjective
Somewhat ill or prone to illness
“My poor ailing grandmother”
adjective
Shabby and untidy
“A surge of ragged scruffy children”
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A seedy district
The seamy side of life
Sleazy characters hanging around casinos
{'source': 'Seattle Weekly', 'text': 'sleazy storefronts with … dirt on the walls'}
{'source': 'James Joyce', 'text': 'the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils'}
As seedy as a fig
My poor ailing grandmother
Feeling a bit indisposed today
You look a little peaked
Feeling poorly
A sickly child
A surge of ragged scruffy children
{'source': 'Mark Twain', 'text': 'he was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin'}
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