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seamy
CIDE DICTIONARY
seamy, a.
Having a seam; containing seams, or showing them. Burns. [1913 Webster]
"Everything has its fair, as well as its seamy, side." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
seamy, adj. (seamier, seamiest)
1 marked with or showing seams.
2 unpleasant, disreputable (esp. the seamy side).
1 marked with or showing seams.
2 unpleasant, disreputable (esp. the seamy side).
Derivative
seaminess n.
THESAURUS
seamy
abhorrent, contemptible, dark, degenerate, degraded, depraved, derogatory, discreditable, dishonorable, disreputable, distasteful, foul, ignoble, ignominious, infamous, inglorious, low, nasty, notorious, odious, repellent, repulsive, rotten, scurvy, shady, shameful, sordid, squalid, ugly, unattractive, unpalatable, unpraiseworthy, unrespectable, unsavory, unseemly, unwholesome, vileFor further exploring for "seamy" in Webster Dictionary Online