Seamy vs Beamy - What's the difference?
seamy | beamy |
Sordid, squalid or corrupt.
* 2013 , Sam Jones and Shiv Malik Lou Reed, lead singer of Velvet Undergound, dies aged 71 , The Guardian Online
* 1987 ,
Having or showing a seam.
Resembling a beam in size and weight; massy.
(archaic) Having horns or antlers.
(nautical) Having much beam or breadth; wide.
Showing or emitting rays of light; beaming; radiant; shining.
(figuratively) Radiant; beamsome; joyous; gladsome.
As adjectives the difference between seamy and beamy
is that seamy is sordid, squalid or corrupt while beamy is resembling a beam in size and weight; massy.seamy
English
Adjective
(er)- Lou Reed, lead singer of the Velvet Underground, veteran chronicler of life's wilder, seamier and more desperate side and one of the most influential and distinctive songwriters of his generation has died at the age of 71.
- She just hadn't been aware, having considered such tales rather seamy while growing up.
Derived terms
* seaminessAnagrams
*beamy
English
Adjective
(er)- beamy stags