| ADJECTIVE | all | seedy | full of seeds |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | seedy, scruffy | shabby and untidy | |
| all | seedy, ailing, indisposed, peaked, poorly, sickly, unwell, under the weather | somewhat ill or prone to illness | |
| all | seedy, seamy, sleazy, sordid, squalid | morally degraded |
| Sounds | siy'diy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | already ... yesterday: 132 rhymes with diy... | |
| Meaning | Full of seeds. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "as seedy as a fig" | |
| Narrower | black-seeded | Having black seeds |
| multi-seeded, several-seeded | Having many seeds | |
| seeded | Having or supplied with seeds | |
| seeded | Having seeds as specified | |
| single-seeded, one-seeded, one-seed | Having a single seed | |
| small-seeded | Having relatively small seeds | |
| three-seeded | Having three seeds | |
| white-seeded | Having white seeds | |
| Opposite | seedless | lacking seeds |
| Nouns | seed | a small hard fruit |
| Meaning | shabby and untidy. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin"- Mark Twain | |
| Synonym | scruffy | |
| Broader | worn | affected by wear |
| Spanish | desaliñado, desaseado, desastrado, zarrapastroso | |
| Catalan | malgirbat, nolex | |
| Nouns | seediness | a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing |
| Meaning | Somewhat ill or prone to illness. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | ailing, indisposed, peaked, poorly, sickly, unwell, under the weather | |
| Broader | ill, sick | Affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function |
| Spanish | achacoso, enfermizo, enfermo, malo | |
| Catalan | malalt | |
| Meaning | morally degraded. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a seedy district" | |
| Synonyms | seamy, sleazy, sordid, squalid | |
| Broader | disreputable | lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance |
| Spanish | sórdido | |
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