seamy Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective satellite showing a seam
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adjective satellite morally degraded
seedy; squalid; sleazy; sordid.
- a seedy district
- the seamy side of life
- sleazy characters hanging around casinos
- sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly
- the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce
- the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal
WordNet
Seam"y adjective
Definitions
Having a seam; containing seams, or showing them. "Many a seamy scar." Burns.Everything has its fair, as well as its seamy, side. Sir W. Scott.
