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I remember the old Times Square from when I was younger, and there was a seedy thrill to it. Some of that is gone, which I have a little bit of nostalgia for.
Janeane Garofalo

Meaning of "seedy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SEEDY

seedy  [ˈsiːdɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SEEDY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Seedy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SEEDY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Seedy (album)

Seedy is a compilation album by the American ska punk band Operation Ivy. The album was released in 1996 through Karma Kredit Records. Karma Kredit was a pseudonym for David Hayes' Very Small Records. The compilation collects studio outtakes, live tracks, and demo recordings. All releases are currently out of print and occasionally surface on ebay..

Definition of seedy in the English dictionary

The first definition of seedy in the dictionary is shabby or unseemly in appearance. Other definition of seedy is at the stage of producing seeds. Seedy is also not physically fit; sickly.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SEEDY


beady
ˈbiːdɪ
beedi
ˈbiːdɪ
bredie
ˈbriːdɪ
deedy
ˈdiːdɪ
greedy
ˈɡriːdɪ
heedy
ˈhiːdɪ
Macready
məˈkriːdɪ
needy
ˈniːdɪ
orthopaedy
ˈɔːθəʊpiːdɪ
orthopedy
ˌɔːθəʊˈpiːdɪ
overgreedy
ˌəʊvəˈɡriːdɪ
reedy
ˈriːdɪ
speedy
ˈspiːdɪ
tweedy
ˈtwiːdɪ
ungreedy
ʌnˈɡriːdɪ
unheedy
ʌnˈhiːdɪ
weedy
ˈwiːdɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SEEDY

seedeater
seeded
seeder
seedhead
seedier
seediest
seedily
seediness
seeding machine
seedless
seedlike
seedling
seedlip
seedman
seedness
seedsman
seedsmen
seedstock
seedtime

WORDS THAT END LIKE SEEDY

alternative comedy
black comedy
Cape Kennedy
comedy
dramedy
Greek tragedy
herbal remedy
higgledy-piggledy
high comedy
Kennedy
light comedy
musical comedy
predy
raggedy
remedy
romantic comedy
scaredy
situation comedy
tragedy
tragicomedy

Synonyms and antonyms of seedy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SEEDY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «seedy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of seedy

Translation of «seedy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SEEDY

Find out the translation of seedy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of seedy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «seedy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

肮脏的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desaseado
570 millions of speakers

English

seedy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

थका हुआ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير طبيعي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

захудалым
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desleixado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জীর্ণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

minable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lemah lembut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zwielichtig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

みすぼらしい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지저분한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Seedy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xơ xác
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

க்ஷீணமாயிருக்கிற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गलिच्छ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

keyifsiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

squallido
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wytarty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зубожілим
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ponosit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ελεεινός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verwaarloosde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förslappad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

seedy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of seedy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SEEDY»

The term «seedy» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.482 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SEEDY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «seedy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «seedy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about seedy

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10 QUOTES WITH «SEEDY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word seedy.
1
Freema Agyeman
I love hotels for their solitude and comfort, but I believe a seedy one can have as much promise as a plush one.
2
Harold Brodkey
If you like to read, sometimes it's interesting just to go and see what the reality is, of the word, of the seedy or not so seedy fiction writer, the drunk or sober poet... Sometimes you can go looking for illumination.
3
Julie Burchill
I know that Brighton is famously a mixture of the seedy and the elegant, but in the summer of 2001 seediness swamped elegance hands down.
4
Megalyn Echikunwoke
Obviously, there's the seedy side of the strip club world and pole dancing. But, pole dancing, as an art form, is really beautiful. It's been hyper-sexualized because it's associated with strippers, but if you think about it, just in terms of other kinds of dancing, they're using an instrument to create these amazing dance forms.
5
Josh Fox
'Memorial Day' is about 'spring break' girls-gone-wild culture which is the seedy underbelly of our American Puritanism, the inverse side of the coin. It's also about how we forcefully exported that culture and then pretended to not know what we were doing.
6
Janeane Garofalo
I remember the old Times Square from when I was younger, and there was a seedy thrill to it. Some of that is gone, which I have a little bit of nostalgia for.
7
Carl Hiaasen
The Florida in my novels is not as seedy as the real Florida. It's hard to stay ahead of the curve. Every time I write a scene that I think is the sickest thing I have ever dreamed up, it is surpassed by something that happens in real life.
8
Olesya Rulin
I've had a lot of seedy side jobs. I've done it all. I've worked retail at the mall, just tons of side jobs, which I think are amazing for actors. I think everyone should have one! It helps you get more experiences, and the more experiences you have, the more you can channel into a character.
9
Pablo Schreiber
Acting is a hard way to make a living, and there's a kind of dark, somewhat seedy side to the whole aspect of fame and celebrity that's not really something I would want for my child - or want him to want, if that makes any sense.
10
Lea Thompson
I love really crappy carnivals, where you think the ride is going to break. There's something so seedy about them.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEEDY»

Discover the use of seedy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to seedy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Interlibrary Loan Sharks and Seedy Roms: Cartoons from ...
This collection of 114 cartoons is in four parts: "Inside the Library," "Outside the Library," "Technology" and "Writers, Scholars and Artists": In each, your funny bone is sure to be tickled and your professional sensibilities tweaked.
Benita L. Epstein, 1997
2
The Sordid Secrets of Las Vegas: Over 500 Seedy, Sleazy, and ...
Whether this is your first or fiftieth visit, you'd be surprised at how much of the city's mystique you can miss while you're pulling slots until dawn.
Quentin Parker, Paula Munier, 2010
3
Meet Seedy Treefeather
Jay Trefethen, Amanda Trefethen Toppin.
Jay Trefethen, Amanda Trefethen Toppin
4
The Complete Guide to Wood Finishing
which some fine sand or other gritty substance had been sprinkled while the varnish is wet. These particles will not be in evidence at first but after the coating has been drying from half to one and one-half hours the seedy effect appears.
5
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
She seemed to sink into the faded anonymity of the old street— Tate) <so many of the old friends are dead, and those who live are older and changed, and everything seems a bit faded and drab— H. L. Matthews) Seedy does not go so far as ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
6
The Seedy Gentleman...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Peter Robertson, 2012
7
Caring For Your Miniature Donkey:
Letting the hoof grow too long is the major cause of seedy toe. When the wall of the hoof is too long, the weight of the donkey pushes the hoof wall away from the sensitive structures. Debris such as dirt and manure, packs into the hollow space  ...
Bonnie Gross, 2011
8
The Edinburgh Gazetteer, Or Geographical Dictionary ...: ...
54. N. Seedghur, a celebrated fortress of Hin- dostan, province of Bejapore. This place was taken from the Mahrattas by the British in the month of March 1818, with scarcely any loss. Lat. not ascertained. Seedy Abdel Abbus, a village of Tunis, ...
‎1822
9
Rita's Saga: A Young Woman's Journey Through the Seedy Side ...
Rita's Saga: A young woman's journey through the seedy side of Nashville
Angela Grant, 2012
10
Manifest Manhood and the Antebellum American Empire
Seedy admits that he desired "only to end my miserable existence, and have chosen, rather than drown as a suicide, to be shot or hanged or starved as a hero ." The narrator manages to dissuade Seedy from joining the filibusters, and the story ...
Amy S. Greenberg, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEEDY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term seedy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Style: Summertime, and the living is seedy
August is the month of dog days — those hottest days of summer when poached pooches pooh out under the porch, Ron Wolfe writes in his August calendar, ... «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
2
Bishop Calls Out Christian Star of Seedy Reality TV Show
David Walker, said that a Church of England vicar should not appear on the show, which involves "inappropriate and rather seedy behavior." ... «Charisma News, Jul 15»
3
Married at First Sight's vicar slammed by Bishop for part in 'seedy
The vicar who appears in Channel 4 documentary Married At First Sight has been criticised for his involvement in the programme, which sees strangers tying the ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
Advocates push to turn once-seedy Camden stretch into park
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) - Advocates in Camden are asking why a long-promised park has never opened along a stretch of highway that used to be known for hourly ... «myfoxny.com, Jun 15»
5
In defense of 'seedy' Eighth Avenue
Does a little grit really categorize an entire area as "seedy"? ... to say it's not really seedy at all, practically packed with local businesses we're happy to support. «amNY, May 15»
6
French artist Lamouroux plans to briefly transform seedy
LOS ANGELES – Its days might be numbered, but if LA's seedy, long-abandoned Sunset Pacific Hotel is going out, it will at least be doing so in style. French ... «Fox Business, Mar 15»
7
Seedy Sunday shines light on seed, food producers
Vendors Ray and Carol Anne Bonenberg attended Seedy Sunday at Fellowes High School in Pembroke on March 8 for the eighth year in a row. «Pembroke Daily Observer, Mar 15»
8
Spring forward in garden with Seedy Sunday in Duncan
Workshops, advice and, most importantly, seeds will be the name of the game at Cowichan Green Community's Seedy Sunday in Duncan this weekend. «Cowichan Valley Citizen, Mar 15»
9
Drug dealers' trial exposes a town's seedy underworld
THE trial of two drug dealing gangs who peddled their wares on the streets of Basildon have given a snapshot into the town's seedy underworld. Four members ... «Echo, Mar 15»
10
Seedy Sunday sprouts up March 8
Seedy Sunday co-ordinator Stuart McCall shows off seeds in this 2014 photo. Seedy Sunday takes place March 8 at the Parkside Older Adult Centre, 140 ... «NorthernLife.ca, Mar 15»

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