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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On Law & Order: Organized Crime, Stabler joined the New York Police Department's Organized Crime Control Bureau to infiltrate the world of seedy crime syndicates, including some that wish to seek revenge on him and his family.
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Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 13 June 2025
Mary’s get their bite from a seedy medley (including sunflower, pumpkin, flax, sesame, and poppy seeds) that imparts an earthy taste and serious body.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 June 2025
Most people think a brothel manager just sits in some seedy basement office counting money in low lighting.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
Falcon served 27 years in prison for misdeeds that are right out of Miami Vice, the lavish lifestyles fueled with a seedy drug underbelly.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 June 2025
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Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 13 June 2025
Mary’s get their bite from a seedy medley (including sunflower, pumpkin, flax, sesame, and poppy seeds) that imparts an earthy taste and serious body.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 June 2025
Most people think a brothel manager just sits in some seedy basement office counting money in low lighting.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
Falcon served 27 years in prison for misdeeds that are right out of Miami Vice, the lavish lifestyles fueled with a seedy drug underbelly.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 June 2025
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 18 Jun. 2025.
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