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Synonyms for seedy

Adjective

1. seedy (vs. seedless), seeded, seeded
usage: full of seeds; "as seedy as a fig"
2. scruffy, seedy, worn (vs. unworn)
usage: shabby and untidy; "a surge of ragged scruffy children"; "he was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin"- Mark Twain
3. seamy, seedy, sleazy, sordid, squalid, disreputable (vs. reputable)
usage: morally degraded; "a seedy district"; "the seamy side of life"; "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"; "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce; "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal"
4. debilitated, enfeebled, infirm, seedy, unhealthy (vs. healthy)
usage: weak and feeble; "I'm feeling seedy today"
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