weedy
Abounding with weedsAbounding with weeds.
Meaning
6 sensesAbounding with weeds.
weedy grounds
a weedy garden
abounding with or resembling weeds
Of, relating to or resembling weeds.
Consisting of weeds.
Characteristic of a plant that grows rapidly and spreads invasively, and which grows opportunistically in cracks of sidewalks and disturbed areas.
a weedy species
a weedy vine
(figuratively)Small and weak.
a weedy lad
1924, Edith Wharton, The Spark (The Sixties), Chapter 2, in Old New York, New York: 1981, p. 146, Byrne was hurling himself across the field, crouched on the neck of his somewhat weedy mount […]
schwächlich
(Ireland, UK, figuratively, informal)Lacking power or effectiveness.
a weedy excuse
a weedy attempt
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
weedier, weediestSynonyms
76 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
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