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Dictionary: seed·y   (') pronunciation
adj., -i·er, -i·est.
  1. Having many seeds.
  2. Resembling seeds or a seed.
  3. Worn and shabby; unkempt: "He was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin" (Mark Twain).
  4. Tired or sick; unwell.
  5. Somewhat disreputable; squalid: a seedy hotel in a run-down neighborhood.
seedily seed'i·ly adv.
seediness seed'i·ness n.

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adjective

    Showing signs of wear and tear or neglect: bedraggled, broken-down, decaying, decrepit, dilapidated, dingy, down-at-heel, faded, mangy, rundown, scrubby, scruffy, shabby, shoddy, sleazy, tattered, tatty, threadbare. Informal tacky2. Slang ratty. Idioms: all the worse for wear, gone topotseed, pastcurehope. See better/worse.

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adj

Definition: rundown, dilapidated
Antonyms: classy, high-class, luxurious, nice, posh


Architecture: seedy
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Descriptive of a paint finish that is not smooth owing to undispersed pigment particles or insoluble gel particles in the paint.


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fuld af frø, gået i frø, lurvet, forhutlet, forsumpet

Nederlands (Dutch)
vol zaad, verwaarloosd, slap, onguur

Français (French)
adj. - miteux, minable, louche, patraque, indisposé

Deutsch (German)
adj. - schäbig, zweifelhaft

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - σποριασμένος, πολύσπερμος, απεριποίητος, κακομοίρικος, αδιάθετος

Italiano (Italian)
logoro, indisposto, depresso, pieno di semi

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - cheio de sementes, puído, deprimido

Русский (Russian)
наполненный семенами, изношенный, сомнительный, нездоровый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - sórdido, raído, desaseado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - full av frön, som har gått i frö, kärnig, luggsliten, sjaskig, avsigkommen

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
多种子的, 破旧的, 结籽的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 多種子的, 破舊的, 結籽的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 씨가 많은, 초라한, 평판이 좋지 않은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 種子の多い, 種になった, 見すぼらしい, いかがわしい, 気分のすぐれない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) كثير ألبزور, متبزر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮זרעי, מלא זרעים, מרופט, מוזנח, חולה, לא בקו-הבריאות‬


 
 
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