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weedy |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Weedy \Weed"y\, a. [Compar. {Weedier}; superl. {Weediest}.] 1. Of or pertaining to weeds; consisting of weeds. ``Weedy trophies.'' --Shak. 2. Abounding with weeds; as weedy grounds; a weedy garden; weedy corn. See from the weedy earth a rivulet break. --Bryant. 3. Scraggy; ill-shaped; ungainly; -- said of colts or horses, and also of persons. [Colloq.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Weedy \Weed"y\, a. Dressed in weeds, or mourning garments. [R. or Colloq.] She was as weedy as in the early days of her mourning. --Dickens. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: weedy adj 1: abounding with or resembling weeds; "a weedy path"; "weedy plants that take over a garden" [ant: {weedless}] 2: having unattractive thinness; "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck" [syn: {scraggy}, {scrawny}, {skinny}, {underweight}]
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