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adjective
- 1. sordid and disreputable: "a seamy sex scandal"
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SEAMY definition: 1. (of a situation) unpleasant because of a connection with dishonest behaviour, violence, and…. Learn more.
Seamy definition: unpleasant or sordid; low; disagreeable. See examples of SEAMY used in a sentence.
1. archaic : having the rough side of the seam showing. 2. a. : unpleasant. b. : degraded, sordid. the seamy side of urban life. seaminess noun. Examples of seamy in a Sentence. She was involved in a seamy corruption scandal.
If you describe something as seamy, you mean that it involves unpleasant aspects of life such as crime, sex, or violence.
Definition of seamy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. morally degraded. “the seamy side of life” synonyms: seedy, sleazy, sordid, squalid. disreputable. lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance. adjective. showing a seam. synonyms: seamed. having or joined by a seam or seams. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Seamy."
adj. seam·i·er, seam·i·est. 1. Sordid; base: "seamy tales of aberrant sexual practices, messy divorces, drug addiction, mental instability, and suicide attempts" (Barbara Goldsmith). 2. Having, marked with, or showing a seam. seam′i·ness n.
Having or showing seams, esp. with rough edges, as the underside of a garment. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: squalid. sordid. sleazy. seedy. unwholesome. rough. corrupt. base. unpleasant. Antonyms: upright. wholesome. respectable. salubrious. Other Word Forms of Seamy. Adjective.
SEAMY meaning: of or relating to unpleasant and usually illegal things (such as crime, drugs, etc.)
seamy meaning, definition, what is seamy: involving unpleasant things such as crim...: Learn more.
