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seedy

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++seed·y /ˈsiːdi/ adjective informal  BAD PERSONa seedy person or place looks dirty or poor, and is often connected with illegal or immoral activities 〔人〕肮脏的;〔地方〕乌烟瘴气的;不正派的 a seedy nightclub 一家乌烟瘴气的夜总会 a seedy-looking old man 一个看上去脏兮兮的老人
Examples from the Corpus
seedyGraham and Slater walked down the narrow alley formed by the seedy, decaying stonework and the painted wood.That, sadly, is a market at work, and suppressing it would only bestow the seedy glamour of the underground.We were staying in a seedy hotel in San Francisco close to the red light district.I spotted a seedy little store, pulled over when I could, and quickly hopped out.His only modest joy in life comes from playing trombone with a third-rate jazz band in a seedy neighborhood pub.
seed·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
is place or person a or seedy Corpus looks poor, dirty and


seedy
seedy /ˈsiːdi/ adjective informal
a seedy person or place looks dirty or poor, and is often connected with illegal or immoral activities:
    a seedy nightclub
    a seedy-looking old man


seedyBrE /ˈsiːdi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsiːdi/ 🔊 adjective (seed·ier, seedi·est) (disapproving) dirty and unpleasant, possibly connected with immoral or illegal activities 肮脏的;污七八糟的;乌烟瘴气的;下流的a seedy bar污七八糟的酒吧the seedy world of prostitution乌烟瘴气的卖淫圈子a seedy-looking man一脸邪气的男人 seedi·ness BrE /ˈsiːdinəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsiːdinəs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]