"seedly" meaning in English

See seedly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more seedly [comparative], most seedly [superlative]
Etymology: From seed + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|seed|ly}} seed + -ly Head templates: {{en-adj}} seedly (comparative more seedly, superlative most seedly)
  1. (nonstandard) Of, like, or relating to seeds; producing or bearing seeds; seedy. Tags: nonstandard
    Sense id: en-seedly-en-adj-uSzEt6zt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 75 25
  2. (nonstandard) Misspelling of seedy. Tags: alt-of, misspelling, nonstandard Alternative form of: seedy
    Sense id: en-seedly-en-adj-E5aXN~to

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