Definitions
Sordid, disreputable, or morally unpleasant.
Word origin
From seam + -y.
Used in a sentence
“1987, David Brin, The Uplift War, Phantasia Press She just hadn't been aware, having considered such tales rather seamy while growing up.”
“1964, Philip Larkin, ”The Whitsun Weddings”, Faber & Faber The fathers with broad belts under their suits And seamy foreheads; mothers loud and fat;”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Sordid and disreputable”5 letters
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