seedy

This does not mean that companies doing seedy, speculative things won’t be included in the S&P 500.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

Capp notes, "Even in London's seedy underworld, a hat felt essential."

From Science Daily ● May 7, 2026

Pinball was once considered immoral, a countercultural pursuit to be played in seedy spaces.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026

After spending several months in two seedy rentals, the McIntires pulled the trigger on a longtime fantasy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026

The Edwardian terraces, net-curtained and seedy, ran straight for half a mile.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

Novelists have always been entranced with the seedier side of show business, from Michael Tolkin’s classic “The Player” to Theodore Roszak’s paranoiac “Flicker” to Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s devilish “Silver Nitrate.”

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2024

This crime thriller from Andrew Baird continues Baker’s exploration of seedier characters.

From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2022

Stephanie Foggett is focused on the darker, seedier parts of that ecosystem.

From Slate ● Aug. 9, 2022

Instead it combines unannotated old footage from the Chelsea’s seedier days with new vignettes, following longtime residents unsure if they’ll get to stay when the upgrades are finally finished.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2022

The trailer was seedier than I remembered, and the babies’ play area was a mucky mess.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

His clientele has flipped upside down, from some of the most refined people in the New York area to some of the seediest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

A newbie may have to endure performing at the seediest of clubs before moving on to bigger and better opportunities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025

Even if you’re trying to avoid any sort of retail establishment that might be hawking Christmas wares this season, you’re still likely to hear this song in the seediest of bodegas.

From Salon ● Nov. 30, 2018

On David Zinn’s utilitarian set, an all-purpose, wood-paneled bar, scenes are staged with an assurance that smartly conjures the seediest of interiors and most exalted of landscapes.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2017

Some Iowa soldiers, on seediest horses and sorriest mules, were riding round on a frolic.

From The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy by Coffin, Charles Carleton