seedy

From Middle English sedy, equivalent to seed +‎ -y.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiːdi/

• Audio (Southern England)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iːdi
• Homophone: cedi

seedy (comparative seedier, superlative seediest)

1. Literal senses:
   1. Full of seeds.

      Pomegranates are as seedy as any fruit you are likely to see.

   2. Seedlike; having the flavour of seeds.
   3. (colloquial) Having a peculiar flavour supposed to be derived from the weeds growing among the vines; said of certain kinds of French brandy.
2. (figurative) Disreputable, run-down.

   Synonym: sleazy

   • 1981, “Seedy Films”, in Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret, performed by Soft Cell:

     Sleazy city / Seedy films / Breathing so heavy / Next to my neighbour / Let’s get acquainted

   • 2007, Bayside (lyrics and music), “Choice Hops and Bottled Self Esteem”, in The Walking Wounded:

     The healing power of alcohol / Only works on scrapes and nicks / And not on girls in seedy bars / Who drown themselves in it

3. Untidy; unkempt.

   His seedy, dirt-smudged visage caused her to look at him askance.

4. Infirm; unwell; gone to seed.

   With her aching back and pronounced limp, she was feeling particularly seedy today.

5. Suffering the effects of a hangover.

   After last night’s party we were all feeling pretty seedy.

• seedy toe

• Deyes, seyde