seamy

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++seam·y /ˈsiːmi/ adjective UNPLEASANTinvolving unpleasant things such as crime, violence, or immorality 污秽的，丑恶的 the seamy side of the Internet 万维网的阴暗面

Examples from the Corpus

seamy• She would go into seamy dives, sitting there, listening, consoling.• Some of them are pretty seamy places.• Then and later, Alvin was interested in putting the seamier side of life onstage.• She was a tough girl with an abrasive manner, and seemed very knowledgeable about the seamy side of life.the seamy side of• the seamy side of Hollywood• Then and later, Alvin was interested in putting the seamier side of life onstage.• She was a tough girl with an abrasive manner, and seemed very knowledgeable about the seamy side of life.• Buckmaster's habit of distancing himself from the seamier side of the company worried him.Origin seamy (1800-1900) seamy “having the rough side of the seam showing” ((17-19 centuries)), from seam

seam·y adjectiveChineseSyllable

involving crime, unpleasant such Corpus as violence, or things

seamy
seam‧y /ˈsiːmi/