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seedy

adjective
 
 
/ˈsiː.di/

Definition

looking dirty or in bad condition and likely to be involved in dishonest or illegal activities: a seedy hotel He didn't like the look of the seedy characters who were hanging around outside the bar.Morally wrong and evilDishonest seediness
 
 
/-nəs/ noun [U]
Morally wrong and evilDishonest
(Definition of seedy adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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