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seed·y

(sē′dē)

adj. seed·i·er, seed·i·est

1. Having many seeds.

2. Resembling seeds or a seed.

3. Worn and shabby; unkempt: "He was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin" (Mark Twain).

4. Somewhat disreputable; squalid: a seedy hotel in a run-down neighborhood.

5. Chiefly British Tired or sick; unwell.

seed′i·ly adv.

seed′i·ness n.

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Translations

seedily

[ˈsiːdɪlɪ] ADV [dress] → andrajosamente, desastradamente

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