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Weedy

//ˈwiːdi// adj, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Abounding with weeds.

    "weedy grounds"

  2. 2
    Of, relating to or resembling weeds.

    "The wild rice has a peculiar weedy, smoky flavor, but if properly cooked is very delicious."

  3. 3
    Consisting of weeds.

    "There on the pendant boughs her coronet weeds Clamb’ring to hang, an envious sliver broke, When down her weedy trophies and herself Fell in the weeping brook."

  4. 4
    Characteristic of a plant that grows rapidly and spreads invasively, and which grows opportunistically in cracks of sidewalks and disturbed areas.

    "a weedy species"

  5. 5
    Small and weak. figuratively

    "a weedy lad"

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  1. 6
    Lacking power or effectiveness. Ireland, UK, figuratively, informal

    "a weedy excuse"

Adjective
  1. 1
    being very thin wordnet
  2. 2
    abounding with or resembling weeds wordnet

Etymology

From weed + -y.

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