seedy

English

Etymology

From Middle English sedy, equivalent to seed +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiːdi/

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• Rhymes: -iːdi
• Homophone: cedi

Adjective

seedy (comparative seedier, superlative seediest)

1. Literal senses:
   1. Full of seeds.

      Pomegranates are as seedy as any fruit you are likely to see.

   2. Seedlike; having the flavour of seeds.
   3. (colloquial) Having a peculiar flavour supposed to be derived from the weeds growing among the vines; said of certain kinds of French brandy.
2. (figurative) Disreputable, run-down.

   Synonym: sleazy

   • 1981, “Seedy Films”, in Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret, performed by Soft Cell:

     Sleazy city / Seedy films / Breathing so heavy / Next to my neighbour / Let’s get acquainted

   • 2007, Bayside (lyrics and music), “Choice Hops and Bottled Self Esteem”, in The Walking Wounded:

     The healing power of alcohol / Only works on scrapes and nicks / And not on girls in seedy bars / Who drown themselves in it

3. Untidy; unkempt.

   His seedy, dirt-smudged visage caused her to look at him askance.

4. Infirm; unwell; gone to seed.

   With her aching back and pronounced limp, she was feeling particularly seedy today.

5. Suffering the effects of a hangover.

   After last night’s party we were all feeling pretty seedy.

Derived terms

• seedy toe

Translations

full of seeds

• Bulgarian: пълен със семена (pǎlen sǎs semena)
• Dutch: met veel zaden (nl)
• Finnish: runsassiemeninen
• German: voller Samenkörner
• Polish: ziarnisty (pl)
• Romanian: sămânțos (ro)
• Spanish: semilloso
• Welsh: hadog (cy)

disreputable; run-down

• Bulgarian: западнал (bg) (zapadnal)
• Czech: ošuntělý, zchátralý, zpustlý
• Danish: snusket
• Dutch: louche (nl), verwaarloosd (nl)
• Finnish: huonomaineinen, huonokuntoinen (fi)
• French: louche (fr), glauque (fr)
• German: runtergekommen, heruntergekommen (de), anrüchig (de), zwielichtig (de)
• Hungarian: kopott (hu)
• Italian: indecente (it) m
• Polish: obskurny (pl), zapuszczony
• Spanish: desacreditado (es), de mala fama, mugriento (es), indecente (es), de mala muerte (es)

untidy; unkempt

• Bulgarian: опърпан (bg) (opǎrpan)
• Czech: zpustlý, sešlý (cs)
• Dutch: slordig (nl), vies (nl), onverzorgd (nl)
• Finnish: likainen (fi), rähjäinen (fi), nuhruinen
• German: schmuddelig (de), ungepflegt (de)
• Italian: bassofondo (it) m
• Polish: zaniedbany (pl), zapuszczony
• Spanish: desgreñado (es), desorganizado (es), despelotado (es)

infirm; gone to seed

• Dutch: ellendig (nl), slecht (nl)
• Finnish: huonovointinen (fi), huonokuntoinen (fi)
• German: elend (de), schlecht (de)
• Polish: niedysponowany
• Spanish: endeble (es)

suffering effects of hangover

• Bulgarian: махмурлия (bg) (mahmurlija)
• Dutch: ellendig (nl), miserabel (nl), slecht (nl)
• Finnish: huonovointinen (fi), huonokuntoinen (fi)
• German: verkatert (de), elend (de)
• Spanish: con resaca, resacoso m

Anagrams

• Deyes, seyde