"seedy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈsiːdi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-seedy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: seedier [comparative], seediest [superlative]
Rhymes: -iːdi Etymology: From Middle English sedy, equivalent to seed + -y. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|sedy}} Middle English sedy, {{suf|en|seed|y|id2=adjectival}} seed + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} seedy (comparative seedier, superlative seediest)
  1. Literal senses:
    Full of seeds.
    Categories (topical): Drinking Translations (full of seeds): пълен със семена (pǎlen sǎs semena) (Bulgarian), met veel zaden (Dutch), runsassiemeninen (Finnish), voller Samenkörner (German), ziarnisty (Polish), sămânțos (Romanian), semilloso (Spanish), hadog (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-seedy-en-adj-44PQRTnK Disambiguation of Drinking: 13 13 18 11 14 15 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 21 14 1 2 30 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 24 24 17 2 3 28 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 21 24 14 3 7 26 4 Disambiguation of 'full of seeds': 72 12 4 0 1 10 1
  2. Literal senses:
    Seedlike; having the flavour of seeds.
    Categories (topical): Drinking
    Sense id: en-seedy-en-adj-ylu0rrgO Disambiguation of Drinking: 13 13 18 11 14 15 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 21 14 1 2 30 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 24 24 17 2 3 28 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 21 24 14 3 7 26 4
  3. Literal senses:
    (colloquial) Having a peculiar flavour supposed to be derived from the weeds growing among the vines; said of certain kinds of French brandy.
    Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Drinking, Taste
    Sense id: en-seedy-en-adj-p5B6BLLf Disambiguation of Drinking: 13 13 18 11 14 15 16 Disambiguation of Taste: 11 20 31 4 11 10 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 21 14 1 2 30 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 24 24 17 2 3 28 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 21 24 14 3 7 26 4
  4. (figurative) Disreputable, run-down. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Drinking Synonyms: sleazy Translations (disreputable; run-down): западнал (zapadnal) (Bulgarian), ošuntělý (Czech), zchátralý (Czech), zpustlý (Czech), snusket (Danish), louche (Dutch), verwaarloosd (Dutch), huonomaineinen (Finnish), huonokuntoinen (Finnish), louche (French), glauque (French), runtergekommen (German), heruntergekommen (German), anrüchig (German), zwielichtig (German), kopott (Hungarian), indecente [masculine] (Italian), obskurny (Polish), zapuszczony (Polish), desacreditado (Spanish), de mala fama (Spanish), mugriento (Spanish), indecente (Spanish), de mala muerte (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-seedy-en-adj-oDGQUhKz Disambiguation of Drinking: 13 13 18 11 14 15 16 Disambiguation of 'disreputable; run-down': 1 1 1 95 1 1 1
  5. Untidy; unkempt. Categories (topical): Drinking Translations (untidy; unkempt): опърпан (opǎrpan) (Bulgarian), slordig (Dutch), vies (Dutch), onverzorgd (Dutch), likainen (Finnish), rähjäinen (Finnish), nuhruinen (Finnish), schmuddelig (German), ungepflegt (German), bassofondo [masculine] (Italian), zaniedbany (Polish), zapuszczony (Polish), desgreñado (Spanish), desorganizado (Spanish), despelotado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-seedy-en-adj-LtRYHSjh Disambiguation of Drinking: 13 13 18 11 14 15 16 Disambiguation of 'untidy; unkempt': 1 1 1 1 91 2 2
  6. Infirm; unwell; gone to seed. Categories (topical): Drinking Translations (infirm; gone to seed): ellendig (Dutch), slecht (Dutch), huonovointinen (Finnish), huonokuntoinen (Finnish), elend (German), schlecht (German), niedysponowany (Polish), endeble (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-seedy-en-adj-FLG4cdi8 Disambiguation of Drinking: 13 13 18 11 14 15 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 21 14 1 2 30 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 24 24 17 2 3 28 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 21 24 14 3 7 26 4 Disambiguation of 'infirm; gone to seed': 11 8 5 0 3 72 1
  7. Suffering the effects of a hangover. Categories (topical): Drinking Translations (suffering effects of hangover): махмурлия (mahmurlija) (Bulgarian), ellendig (Dutch), miserabel (Dutch), slecht (Dutch), huonovointinen (Finnish), huonokuntoinen (Finnish), verkatert (German), elend (German), con resaca (Spanish), resacoso [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-seedy-en-adj-FKOmyCii Disambiguation of Drinking: 13 13 18 11 14 15 16 Disambiguation of 'suffering effects of hangover': 3 3 6 8 11 5 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: seedy toe

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2007, Bayside (lyrics and music), “Choice Hops and Bottled Self Esteem”, in The Walking Wounded",
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "suffering effects of hangover",
      "word": "con resaca"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "suffering effects of hangover",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "resacoso"
    }
  ],
  "word": "seedy"
}

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