seediness

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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 || sɪːdɪnɪs 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 — seed·i·ness …   English syllables

• 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