The meaning of SEAMY is having the rough side of the seam showing. How to use seamy in a sentence.

SEAMY definition: 1. (of a situation) unpleasant because of a connection with dishonest behaviour, violence, and…. Learn more.

Things that are seamy have lost all morality. Your mother wouldn't approve of you going to a seamy video arcade, especially not if you went with a group of seamy people. The seamy people at that video arcade could also be called "sleazy" or “a bad crowd.”

SEAMY definition: showing the least pleasant aspect ; sordid | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

Synonyms for SEAMY: sordid, criminal, unsavory, disreputable, immoral, unethical, wicked, shameful; Antonyms of SEAMY: moral, respectable, honorable, ethical, noble, reputable, honest, good

having, showing, or of the nature of a seam. 1595–1605; seam + -y 1; in transferred senses alluding to the unpresentable appearance of the inside of a garment, i.e., where the seams show.

Definition of seamy adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. (comparative seamier, superlative seamiest) unpleasant or morally wrong synonym sordid. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.

SEAMY meaning: of or relating to unpleasant and usually illegal things (such as crime, drugs, etc.)

These are words and phrases related to seamy. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of seamy. Policemen often see the seamy side of life.

Having or showing seams, esp. with rough edges, as the underside of a garment. The seamy side of life in the great Metropolis is painted in dark colors. The son of an American ambassador, addicted to the seamy underside of a Central Asian city, finally gets in over his head.