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seedy

seedy

1 4.8
Full of seeds that you can see when you cut it
  • adjective
  • /ˈsiːdi/
translation icon : con semillas
  • Seedy Saturdays, held across Canada, are community events started by Seeds of Diversity Canada to promote backyard seed saving and to encourage seed exchange among gardeners (see http://www.seeds.ca).
  • seedy insides
  • seedy stools
  • sweet and seedy

It was delicious, it was seedy, it was colourful, it was exotic, it was violent.

Examples

  • Slowly he brushed the crumbs of seedy cake from the folds of his pendulous waistcoat.

    Sleuth (1972)

  • Would you rather have a seedy watermelon or a seedless watermelon?

  • With a cucumber cut lengthwise, you have to scrape out the seedy center first.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • It has a great pop, kind of average amount of seeds for a cherry tomato, so it's not very seedy and the flavor is so incredible.

  • It was the eve of a feast; there were seedy loaves to make, sweet braids, and a special holiday loaf in the shape of a crown.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • The seedy watermelon was full of large, black seeds that made it difficult to enjoy.

  • To make a salsa, start by scooping out the seedy parts of the tomatoes before chopping.

  • Some people prefer seedy fruits because they believe the seeds add more flavor.

Synonyms

seeded
vsseedy
1.0

Containing small hard parts that can grow into plants, often in fruit or bread

applies only to plants and fruit rather than food items
multi-seeded
vsseedy
2.8

Having many small parts that can grow into new plants

focuses on containing seeds without specifying a number
several-seeded
vsseedy
4.2

Having several seeds inside a fruit or pod

refers simply to containing seeds without number detail

Antonyms

seedless
5 3.1

Plants or fruit that have no small hard parts inside and are easy to eat

Compounds

seedy motel
  • Informal
2 6.7

A cheap motel in poor condition where crime happens

How Seeded

seedy
1 4.8
seedless
5 3.1

Surface Forms

seedy positive

Morphology

seedy = seed (transparent) = seed + y

Standard adjectival formation meaning 'full of or characterized by seeds'; the meaning is directly derived from 'seed'.

Etymology

The word seedy comes from the simple word seed plus the ending -y, which gives the idea 'full of'. So a seedy fruit is literally 'full of seeds'.