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   Seam·y

   /ˈsēmē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. sordid and disreputable: "a seamy sex scandal"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from seam + -y1. The sense ‘disreputable’ (early 17th century) arose from the notion of ‘having the rough edges of seams visible’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. seaminess noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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