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Webster 1913 Edition


Weedy

Weed′y

,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Weedier
;
sup
erl.
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.]

Weed′y

,
Adj.
Dressed in weeds, or mourning garments.
[R. or Colloq.]
She was as
weedy
as in the early days of her mourning.
Dickens.

Webster 1828 Edition


Weedy

WEEDY

,
Adj.
1.
Consisting of weeds; as weedy trophies.
2.
Abounding with weeds; as weedy grounds; a weedy garden; weedy corn.

Definition 2024


weedy

weedy

English

Adjective

weedy (comparative weedier, superlative weediest)

  1. (Britain) Small and weak; scraggy; ungainly.
  2. Of or relating to weeds; consisting of weeds.
    • Shakespeare
      Weedy trophies.
  3. Abounding with weeds.
    weedy grounds; a weedy garden; weedy corn
    • Bryant
      See from the weedy earth a rivulet break.
  4. (botany) Characteristic of a plant that grows rapidly and spreads invasively, and which grows opportunistically in cracks of sidewalks and disturbed areas.

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