What does seamy mean?
Definitions for seamy
ˈsi miseamy
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Princeton's WordNet
seamyadjective
showing a seam
seamy, seedy, sleazy, sordid, squalidadjective
morally degraded
"a seedy district"; "the seamy side of life"; "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"; "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce; "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal"
Wiktionary
seamyadjective
Sordid, squalid or corrupt.
seamyadjective
Having or showing a seam.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Seamyadjective
Having a seam; shewing the seam.
Etymology: from seam.
Some such squire he was,
That turn’d your wit the seamy side without,
And made me to suspect you. William Shakespeare, Othello.
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seamy
Seamy refers to the darkest, unpleasant, or sordid aspects of something, often kept hidden or unspoken about. It can also refer to showing a seam or the less pleasant, less respectable or less attractive side of something.
Webster Dictionary
Seamyadjective
having a seam; containing seams, or showing them
Anagrams for seamy »
samey
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of seamy in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of seamy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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