seamier; seamiest
1
archaic
: having the rough side of the seam showing
2
a
seaminess
noun
Examples of seamy in a Sentence
She was involved in a seamy corruption scandal.
Recent Examples on the Web
As a type, there is something of the frontier sheriff or noir detective in the exorcist, someone who has rubbed up against seamy outlaws and knows their wiles.
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Sam Kestenbaum, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
And that’s intentional, Mr. Jónasson says, because his model as a crime writer is more apt to be found in the pastoral villages and cozy tea rooms of Agatha Christie’s St. Mary Mead than in the seamy back alleys of Oslo.
—Kristina Lindborg, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2024
The third encompasses Twitter’s last gasp of relevance during the COVID-19 pandemic, and its subsequent slide into Musk’s shabbier, seamier X.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
While there are many moments of humor in the play, Hamill does not shy away from digging into the violent and seamy side of the world’s oldest profession.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Oct. 2023
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Sam Kestenbaum, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
And that’s intentional, Mr. Jónasson says, because his model as a crime writer is more apt to be found in the pastoral villages and cozy tea rooms of Agatha Christie’s St. Mary Mead than in the seamy back alleys of Oslo.
—Kristina Lindborg, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2024
The third encompasses Twitter’s last gasp of relevance during the COVID-19 pandemic, and its subsequent slide into Musk’s shabbier, seamier X.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
While there are many moments of humor in the play, Hamill does not shy away from digging into the violent and seamy side of the world’s oldest profession.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Oct. 2023
See all Example Sentences for seamy
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“Seamy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seamy. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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