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Meaning of 'weedy' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Weedy [ a.]
- Dressed in weeds, or mourning garments.
2 . Weedy [ superl.]
- Of or pertaining to weeds; consisting of weeds.
- Abounding with weeds; as, weedy grounds; a weedy garden; weedy corn.
- Scraggy; ill-shaped; ungainly; -- said of colts or horses, and also of persons.

Meaning of 'weedy' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . weedy [ a]
Meaning (1):
- abounding with or resembling weeds
Example in sentence:
  • a weedy path;
  • weedy plants that take over a garden
2 . weedy [ s]
Meaning (2):
- being very thin
Example in sentence:
  • a child with skinny freckled legs;
  • a long scrawny neck;
  • pale bony hands

Nearby Words:

wee weech-elm weed weeded weeder weedery weeding weeding-rhim weedless week

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