seamy
seamy · seamier · seamiest
Sordid, squalid or corruptSordid, squalid or corrupt.
/ˈsiːmi/
» There is a seamy side to everything.
У всего есть обратная сторона.
Meaning
2 sensesSordid, squalid or corrupt.
1987, David Brin, The Uplift War, Phantasia Press She just hadn't been aware, having considered such tales rather seamy while growing up.
Having or showing a seam.
1964, Philip Larkin, ”The Whitsun Weddings”, Faber & Faber The fathers with broad belts under their suits And seamy foreheads; mothers loud and fat;
showing a seam
Examples
1 sentencesThere is a seamy side to everything.
ruУ всего есть обратная сторона.
Origin
From seam + -y.From seam + -y.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
seamier, seamiestSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form