seedy

The interview, filmed in a Philadelphia studio dressed up to resemble a seedy motel in a wink at the laptop scandal, quickly became a viral sensation, generating millions of views.

From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026

In the antediluvian world before seedy promoters began mixing martial arts, there was no way of knowing.

From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2026

Capp notes, "Even in London's seedy underworld, a hat felt essential."

From Science Daily ● May 7, 2026

"I felt really seedy negotiating with them, but I was in so much pain, I just had no choice," he says.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026

I couldn’t see myself hanging around Wilmington working at a 7-Eleven, gigging in a pop band that played the VEW and other seedy country joints, which is what I was doing.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride

Stephanie Foggett is focused on the darker, seedier parts of that ecosystem.

From Slate ● Aug. 9, 2022

Instead it combines unannotated old footage from the Chelsea’s seedier days with new vignettes, following longtime residents unsure if they’ll get to stay when the upgrades are finally finished.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2022

By the early 1960s, the crowds were seedier, the clubs grubbier and the production all but gone.

From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2022

My first instinct was to make a savory granola, which was … nice, but I realized that I was looking for a nuttier, seedier — dare I say it — crunchier result.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 23, 2022

I spent a couple of hours visiting the seedier taverns around the University, making casual conversations, asking casual questions.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

His clientele has flipped upside down, from some of the most refined people in the New York area to some of the seediest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

In some ways, it was better, since even the seediest movie theaters have functioning latrines and catching a ride home was seldom a concern.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2019

Even if you’re trying to avoid any sort of retail establishment that might be hawking Christmas wares this season, you’re still likely to hear this song in the seediest of bodegas.

From Salon ● Nov. 30, 2018

On David Zinn’s utilitarian set, an all-purpose, wood-paneled bar, scenes are staged with an assurance that smartly conjures the seediest of interiors and most exalted of landscapes.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2017

A few minutes after Thyrza and her companions had entered, a youth of the seediest appearance struck introductory chords on the piano, and started off at high pressure with a selection of popular melodies.

From Thyrza by George Gissing