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Seamy vs Steamy - What's the difference?

seamy | steamy |

As adjectives the difference between seamy and steamy

is that seamy is sordid, squalid or corrupt while steamy is warm and humid; full of steam.

seamy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Sordid, squalid or corrupt.
  • * 2013 , Sam Jones and Shiv Malik Lou Reed, lead singer of Velvet Undergound, dies aged 71 , The Guardian Online
    • 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.
  • * 1987 ,
    • She just hadn't been aware, having considered such tales rather seamy while growing up.
  • Having or showing a seam.

    • Derived terms

    * seaminess

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    steamy

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • warm and humid; full of steam
    • My glasses fogged up when I walked into the steamy room.
  • (slang) erotic
    • Her latest novel was very steamy , but still managed to top the charts.
    I'm having a steamy affair with an Armenian boxer.

    Derived terms

    * steaminess

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