SEEDY
What does "SEEDY" mean?
Shabby, disreputable, or sordid in a way that suggests moral or physical decay.
Meanings
- Sordid, disreputable, or squalid. They met in a seedy bar near the docks.
- Shabby and rundown in appearance. The hotel had a seedy lobby with a flickering neon sign.
- Slightly unwell or out of sorts. I felt a bit seedy the morning after the party. informal
- Full of or producing seeds. She bit into the seedy heart of the pomegranate.
Word origin
From 'seed' plus '-y'; the figurative 'shabby' sense arose from the image of a plant gone to seed, looking worn and past its prime.
Remember it
A plant gone to SEED looks worn out - SEEDY borrows that tired, run-to-seed look.
A little poem
The marigold that flowered like a flag
now leans, all stalk and rattling brown husk-
seedy: the word for everything gone to seed.
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What it teaches
What we call seedy is often just a thing that bloomed too long and forgot to leave the stage.
Quick facts
What does SEEDY mean?
Shabby, disreputable, or sordid in a way that suggests moral or physical decay.
Is SEEDY a valid word?
Yes — SEEDY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SEEDY?
SEEDY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does SEEDY come from?
From 'seed' plus '-y'; the figurative 'shabby' sense arose from the image of a plant gone to seed, looking worn and past its prime.
What can SEEDY teach us?
What we call seedy is often just a thing that bloomed too long and forgot to leave the stage.
How players do
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