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Narrator: Today's word is "Seedy" — adjective, pronounced /ˈsiːdi/, with the stress on "seed".
Narrator: Seedy means sordid, sleazy or disreputable, or containing many seeds.
Narrator: In plain English, a seedy bar is a run-down, sleazy place, and seedy fruit is full of seeds.
Narrator: It comes from the word seed, meaning a plant's seed, plus the suffix y.
Narrator: "A seedy motel" describes a run-down, disreputable place to stay.
Narrator: It differs from shady because seedy implies squalor and sleaze, whereas shady means suspicious or sheltered.
Narrator: "Seedy raisins" is a separate sense meaning raisins containing seeds, now rare.
Narrator: Everyday speech, travel, crime and food all rely on the word seedy.
Narrator: So remember: seedy means sordid or seed-filled, from seed and y.
Speaker A: What does seedy mean?
Speaker B: Sordid or seed-filled! SEEDY comes from seed plus y, so it means sleazy and disreputable, or containing many seeds.
Speaker A: So a seedy bar is rough?
Speaker B: Yes — run-down and disreputable!
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "A seedy motel"; "a seedy area"; "seedy raisins" — places, districts and food.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Don't confuse seedy with shady, because seedy means sordid, while shady means suspicious or sheltered.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: 'Sleazy' the sordid cousin, 'squalid' the filthy twin, 'shady' the suspicious alternative. The word keeps its sordid charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "seedy" in AI prompts — useful for travel apps and review tools.
Speaker A: So a prompt could frame travel?
Speaker B: Right. For a travel app, you'd write:
Prompt: Write a short guide to spotting a seedy hotel, naming two warning signs.
Speaker A: How about a review tool?
Speaker B: Ask the model to advise:
Prompt: Draft a review template for avoiding seedy places, naming two red flags.
Speaker A: Could it help with a crime bot?
Speaker B: Yes, you can frame areas:
Prompt: Summarise in two sentences why some areas feel seedy, naming one factor.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: For a food chatbot, try this:
Prompt: Write a short note on what seedy fruit means, naming one example.
Seedy — meaning in Arabic & definition More S courses GL Dictionary