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weediness

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weed⋅y

  [wee-dee]
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–adjective, weed⋅i⋅er, weed⋅i⋅est.
1. full of or abounding in weeds.
2. consisting of or pertaining to weeds.
3. (of a plant, flower, etc.) growing poorly or in a straggling manner.
4. (of a person or animal) scrawny or ungainly.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME; see weed 1 , -y 1

Related forms:
weed⋅i⋅ly, adverb
weed⋅i⋅ness, noun
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weed·y   (wē'dē)   
adj.   weed·i·er, weed·i·est

  1. Full of or consisting of weeds: a weedy lawn.

  2. Resembling or characteristic of a weed: a weedy plant.

  3. Of a scrawny build; spindly or gawky.

weed'i·ly adv., weed'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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