seedier

ADJECTIVE

run-down, dilapidated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crummy decaying decrepit dingy grubby scruffy shabby sleazy squalid tacky

WEAK

ailing beat up bedraggled dog-eared down-at-the-heel drooping droopy faded flagging frowzy gone to seed in a bad way mangy messy neglected old overgrown poor poorly ragged ratty sagging sickly slovenly tattered threadbare tired torn unkempt untidy unwell used up wilted wilting worn

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clean good neat nice respectable

WEAK

luxurious posh

Example Sentences

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The pink Tux speaks in a resonant bass voice; Fanny, who’s purple, speaks in higher, reedier tones; and both of them speak Russian throughout.

From The New Yorker • May 28, 2019

Shannon's Elvis voice isn't the burbling baritone of countless lounge-act Elvis impersonators but rather something reedier and softer, with a shy charm and sly confidence.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2016

It’s disorienting to hear C-3PO’s voice, which is higher and reedier than Daniels’ own, emerging from the lips of this gentle white-haired man in jeans and a checked shirt.

From The Guardian • Sep. 3, 2015

Bush's voice was reedier than usual, his introductory praise of Reagan awkwardly effusive, his applause during Reagan's speech a shade overeager.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nasal voice, reedier than might be expected from his strong frame.

From Mrs. Warren's Profession by Shaw, Bernard