- seediness
- seed·i·ness
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Seediness — Seed i*ness, n. The quality or state of being seedy, shabby, or worn out; a state of wretchedness or exhaustion. [Colloq.] G. Eliot. [1913 Webster] What is called seediness, after a debauch, is a plain proof that nature has been outraged. J. S.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
seediness — seedy ► ADJECTIVE (seedier, seediest) 1) sordid or squalid. 2) dated unwell. DERIVATIVES seedily adverb seediness noun … English terms dictionary
seediness — noun see seedy … New Collegiate Dictionary
seediness — See seedily. * * * … Universalium
seediness — noun a) The property of being seedy (unkempt). b) The property of being seedy (full of seeds) … Wiktionary
seediness — seed·i·ness || sɪËdɪnɪs n. state of having many seeds; shabbiness, state of being disheveled; seaminess, squalidness, dirtiness … English contemporary dictionary
seediness — n. Shabbiness (colloq.) … New dictionary of synonyms
seediness — See: seedy … English dictionary
seediness — noun a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing • Syn: ↑shabbiness, ↑manginess, ↑sleaziness • Derivationally related forms: ↑sleazy (for: ↑sleaziness), ↑mangy … Useful english dictionary
seedy — [[t]si͟ːdi[/t]] seedier, seediest ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (disapproval) If you describe a person or place as seedy, you disapprove of them because they look dirty and untidy, or they have a bad reputation. Frank ran dodgy errands for a seedy local… … English dictionary
