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seamy adjective

/ˈsiː.mi/ adj
(of a situation) unpleasant because of a connection with dishonest behaviour, violence and illegal sex
The film vividly portrays the seamy side of life in the London of the early 70s.

(Definition of seamy adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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