Associations to the word «Seamy»
Wiktionary
SEAMY, adjective. Sordid, squalid or corrupt.
SEAMY, adjective. Having or showing a seam.
Dictionary definition
SEAMY, adjective. Showing a seam.
SEAMY, adjective. Morally degraded; "a seedy district"; "the seamy side of life"; "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"; "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce; "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal".
Wise words
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