Seamy

Word SEAMY
Character 5
Hyphenation seam y
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Seamy"

What do we mean by seamy?

Sordid; base. adjective

Having, marked with, or showing a seam. adjective

Having a seam or seams; containing or showing seams.

Having a seam; containing seams, or showing them. adjective

Sordid, squalid or corrupt. adjective

Having or showing a seam. adjective

Showing a seam adjective

Morally degraded adjective

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Synonyms and Antonyms for Seamy

The word "seamy" in example sentences

2 Apr. 403/1 He appreciated to a considerable extent, what we may perhaps venture to call the seamy side of human affairs. ❋ Unknown (2004)

In the course of conversation my wife happened to use the word "seamy," and it suddenly occurred to me to wonder why the word means what it does. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Well, I never knew about "seamy" either, and, as someone who has sewn a lot, found this fascinating. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Shakespeare's use of "seamy" in this passage of Othello is also a pun -- appearance seeming and reality is a major theme of the play. ❋ Unknown (2004)

SIMPSON: Well, a lot of people -- I mean, you're writing a book, basically, about the kind of seamy side of politics, the dark underbelly, and so you ask a lot of questions about things that people don't want to be seen talking about. ❋ Unknown (1996)

"Why the long-running fascination with this tale, a kind of seamy modern gothic?" asks ❋ Unknown (2009)

Dowd is calling the whole thing "seamy," and whenever someone brings up Bill Ayers, Rich sees a ❋ Unknown (2008)

His discomfort has more to do with being forced to confront the seamy side of the male sex drive at a time when he is looking for love. ❋ Unknown (2011)

His version of America is touched with the seamy splendor of the dropout, the misfit: failed inventors, boozy dreamers, hapless fathers, wayward sons. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Ed Helms, as Stu Some residents have taken to the Internet to call for the film to be banned—alongside the old Murray Head hit "One Night in Bangkok," which likewise focused on the seamy side of life here. ❋ James Hookway (2011)

While the FDIC has issued a proposed guidance to limit this and other seamy practices that drain the life out of consumer accounts, the OCC, which "regulates" most of the biggest banks and the Fed have not followed its lead (the FDIC only regulates some, mostly smaller, state banks, although it insures all banks). ❋ Ed Mierzwinski (2010)

It was a seamy treat, and the Thursday night audience I was with just loved it. ❋ Lauren Gunderson (2011)

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