seamy
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| —adj , seamier, seamiest | |
| 1. | showing the least pleasant aspect; sordid |
| 2. | (esp of the inner side of a garment) showing many seams |
| 'seaminess | |
| —n | |
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Seamy
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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Word Origin & History
seamy
1604, in fig. phrase seamy side "least pleasant, worst," from seam (q.v.), the seamy side of a sewn garment being the less attractive, and thus typically turned in. The popularity of the fig. sense likely is due to its use by Shakespeare in "Othello" IV.ii.146: "Some such Squire
he was That turn'd your wits the seamy-side without, And made you to suspect me with the Moore."
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Example sentences
It forced a spotlight onto the country's graft troubles, which tie in to a seamy underworld.
You'll see so much of the seamy side of life that your spirit can get injured.
The seamy trade-offs necessary for growth and stability are denounced by zealots, delegitimizing the political process.
We can admire stunning play, but the seamy side of this is that brilliant moves need errors on the part of the opponent.
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