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weedy

UK/ˈwiːdi/ US/ˈwidi/ uncommon informal uk

adjective

1.

abounding with or resembling weeds

  • “a weedy path”
  • “weedy plants that take over a garden”
Antonyms
2.

having unattractive thinness

  • “a child with skinny freckled legs”
  • “a long scrawny neck”
Synonyms
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Origin

From weed + -y.

Phrases

  • weedy hawksbeard
  • weedy sea dragon

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