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单词 seedy
释义 seedy
\ˈsēdē, -di\ adjective
(usually -er/-est)
Etymology: seed (I) + -y
1.
 a.
  (1) : abounding in seeds : bearing or containing seeds
  (2) : run to seed
 b. of a fish : full of spawn
 c. of glass : containing many small bubbles
 d. of bacon : containing granules of melanin
2.
 a. : shabby or unprepossessing in dress or appearance
  < a tall seedy man dressed in a frock coat that shone in the sun and looked greenish in the shade — J.B.Priestley >
 b. : being in a run-down uncared-for condition : decayed
  < a seedy village of long huts with galvanized-iron roofs — John Dos Passos >
  < an area of seedy houses, industrial plants, and warehouses — American Guide Series: New York City >
 c. : mean, squalid
  < the change in his character from an affluent good fellow to a seedy miser — C.C.Walcutt >
3. : lacking in vitality or strength : under the weather : debilitated, spiritless
 < have been rather seedy … with another cold and coughing at night — O.W.Holmes †1935 >
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