seed·y

   [see-dee]
adjective, seed·i·er, seed·i·est.
1.
abounding in seed.
2.
containing many seeds, as a piece of fruit.
3.
gone to seed; bearing seeds.
4.
poorly kept; run-down; shabby.
5.
shabbily dressed; unkempt: a seedy old tramp.
6.
physically run-down; under the weather: He felt a bit seedy after his operation.
7.
somewhat disreputable; degraded: a seedy hotel.
Origin:
1565–75; seed + -y1

Related forms
seed·i·ly, adverb
seed·i·ness, noun
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seedy (ˈsiːdɪ)
 
—adj , seedier, seediest
1.  shabby or unseemly in appearance: seedy clothes
2.  (of a plant) at the stage of producing seeds
3.  informal not physically fit; sickly
 
'seedily
 
—adv
 
'seediness
 
—n

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Word Origin & History

seedy
1440, "fruitful, abundant," from seed (n.). Meaning "shabby" is attested from 1739, probably in allusion to the appearance of a flowering plant that has run to seed.
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Example sentences
It produces small fruits, seedy and astringent until fully soft with a
  delicious nutty flavor.
Seedy hotel rooms were quieter then, more mediasparse, enabling guests to hear
  the ticktock beneath their own thoughts.
Used poorly, email can make the rejection process look downright seedy.
There were clumps of blackberry and raspberry bushes with sharp thorns and
  seedy, fragrant berries.
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