weed·y

[wee-dee]
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 Middle English; see weed1, -y1

weed·i·ly, adverb
weed·i·ness, noun
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weedy (ˈwiːdɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj , weedier, weediest
1.  full of or containing weeds: weedy land
2.  (of a plant) resembling a weed in rapid or straggling growth
3.  informal thin or weakly in appearance
 
'weedily
 
adv
 
'weediness
 
n

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Example sentences
There are many white-flowered, umbel-producing plants with pinnately compound
  leaves, several of which are also weedy exotics.
Unique ocean specimens, including a weedy sea dragon, are plentiful throughout
  the aquarium.
Meanwhile the economic and political one is weedy and neglected.
Rabbits are abundant wherever brushy, weedy areas occur and can be hunted with
  or without dogs.
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