MEANING
Having a shabby, disreputable, or neglected character.
Use it for
Questionable reputation; down-at-heel venues; biased social judgmentsUse either observed neglect or a narrator's suspicion, and distinguish them.
Words that belong together
- seedy district
- seedy hotel
- seedy bar
On the page
The seedy hotel rented rooms by the hour and asked no names.
She disliked his habit of calling every cheap neighborhood seedy.
A new library stood beside the seedier bars near the coach station.
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- Base
- seedy
Usage notes
Primary category: setting. Usually disparaging and often suggests dubious activity rather than simple material poverty. Do not equate a low-income neighborhood with criminality. Comparative: seedier; superlative: seediest.
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