weedier; weediest
1
: abounding with or consisting of weeds
2
: resembling a weed especially in vigorous growth or ready propagation
3
: noticeably lean and scrawny : lanky
weediness
noun
Examples of weedy in a Sentence
weedy vegetation in the abandoned lot
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While Bermuda and Kikuyu are weedy if allowed to expand into adjacent planter beds, these are your best choices for areas meant exclusively for grass, at least where water conservation is concerned.
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
As a result, privets are incredibly invasive and weedy.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
Driving around local neighborhoods the brown patches most commonly noted are patches of declining weedy grasses.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
The violet in my garden is weedy and annoying but not invasive.
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
As a result, privets are incredibly invasive and weedy.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
Driving around local neighborhoods the brown patches most commonly noted are patches of declining weedy grasses.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
The violet in my garden is weedy and annoying but not invasive.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for weedy
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“Weedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weedy. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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weedy
adjective1
: full or consisting of weeds
a weedy field
2
: like a weed especially in having strong rapid growth
3
: very skinny
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