What does seamy mean?
Seamy means Sordid, squalid or corrupt..
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/ˈsiːmi/ · adjective
Sordid, squalid or corrupt..
1987, David Brin, The Uplift War, Phantasia Press She just hadn't been aware, having considered such tales rather seamy while growing up.
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.
1964, Philip Larkin, ”The Whitsun Weddings”, Faber & Faber The fathers with broad belts under their suits And seamy foreheads; mothers loud and fat;
Use seamy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Seamy means Sordid, squalid or corrupt..
Common synonyms include sordid, sleazy, disreputable, seedy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
1987, David Brin, The Uplift War, Phantasia Press She just hadn't been aware, having considered such tales rather seamy while growing up.
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