Weedy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈwiːdi/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Weedy is an adjective meaning Abounding with weeds.
Meaning
Abounding with weeds.
More Meanings
- Of, relating to or resembling weeds.
- Consisting of weeds.
- (figurative, of a person or animal) Small and weak.
- (figurative, UK, Ireland, informal) Lacking power or effectiveness.
- (botany) Characteristic of a plant that grows rapidly and spreads invasively, and which grows opportunistically in cracks of sidewalks and disturbed areas.
Example Sentences
weedy grounds
a weedy garden
A faint weedy smell came up from the river […]
See, from the weedy earth a rivulet break And purl along the untrodden wilderness;
Word Forms
- weedier
- weediest
Synonyms for weedy
Depending on context, synonyms include weedlike, scraggy, ungainly, angular, anorexic, carrion.
Antonyms for weedy
Common opposites include weedless.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scraggy, thin, skinny, lean, scrawny, underweight.
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