seedier; seediest
1
: containing or full of seeds
a seedy fruit
2
: inferior in condition or quality: such as
b
: somewhat disreputable
a seedy district
a seedy lawyer
c
: slightly unwell : debilitated
felt seedy and went home early
Examples of seedy in a Sentence
He was wearing a seedy suit.
a seedy area of the city
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In the collision of spice, sharpness and seedy crunch, and in the sponging way potatoes soak up butter, the intensity never seems like too much.
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Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Mark Zuckerberg has been accused of doing many seedy things on behalf of Meta’s bottom line, but the latest allegations may blow the rest out of the water.
—Joe Wilkins Published Jan 28, Futurism, 28 Jan. 2026
After ending up as the King of Chicago’s seedy underbelly with a pregnant partner and new alliances ready to take a bullet for him, Tommy has a good thing going for him in the Windy City.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
To a particularly seedy neighborhood of London?
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
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Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Mark Zuckerberg has been accused of doing many seedy things on behalf of Meta’s bottom line, but the latest allegations may blow the rest out of the water.
—Joe Wilkins Published Jan 28, Futurism, 28 Jan. 2026
After ending up as the King of Chicago’s seedy underbelly with a pregnant partner and new alliances ready to take a bullet for him, Tommy has a good thing going for him in the Windy City.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
To a particularly seedy neighborhood of London?
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for seedy
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“Seedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seedy. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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