Seedy vs Sleazy - What's the difference?
seedy | sleazy |
disreputable, run-down, sleazy.
full of seeds.
untidy; unkempt
infirm; gone to seed.
suffering the effects of a hangover
(colloquial) Having a peculiar flavour supposed to be derived from the weeds growing among the vines; said of certain kinds of French brandy.
Marked by low quality; inferior; inadequate.
Dishonorable; base; vulgar; raunchy; sordid.
As adjectives the difference between seedy and sleazy
is that seedy is disreputable, run-down, sleazy while sleazy is marked by low quality; inferior; inadequate.seedy
English
Adjective
(er)- The healing power of alcohol only works on scrapes and nicks; and not on girls in seedy bars who drown themselves in it. (from "Choice Hops and Bottled Self Esteem" by Bayside)
- pomegranates are as seedy as any fruit you are likely to see.
- His seedy , dirt-smudged visage caused her to look at him askance.
- With her aching back and pronounced limp, she was feeling particularly seedy today.
- After last night's party we were all feeling pretty seedy .