weedy

weedy
[[t]wi͟ːdi[/t]]
weedier, weediest
1) ADJ: usu ADJ n A weedy place is full of weeds.

The car was parked in the small weedy lot next to the hotel.

2) ADJ-GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as weedy, you are criticizing them because they are thin and physically weak. [mainly BRIT, INFORMAL]
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  • Weedy — Weed y, a. Dressed in weeds, or mourning garments. [R. or Colloq.] [1913 Webster] She was as weedy as in the early days of her mourning. Dickens. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • weedy — early 15c., from WEED (Cf. weed) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Of persons, from 1852 …   Etymology dictionary

  • weedy — ► ADJECTIVE (weedier, weediest) 1) containing or covered with many weeds. 2) informal thin and puny …   English terms dictionary

  • weedy — [wēdē] adj. weedier, weediest 1. having weeds; full of weeds 2. of or like a weed or weeds, as in rapid, rank growth 3. lean, lanky, ungainly, etc. weediness n …   English World dictionary

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  • weedy — overgrown overgrown adj. 1. covered with growing plants. [WordNet 1.5] 2. abounded in usually unwanted vegetation. [Narrower terms: {wooded (vs. unwooded)}; {weedy}] [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • weedy — adjective informal 1 full of unwanted wild plants 2 BrE physically weak or having a weak character: a weedy little man with glasses …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • weedy — [ˈwiːdi] adj informal a weedy person is thin and weak …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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