seamier

We have found lemma(root) word of seamier : seamy.

Definitions


[ˈsiːmi], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- sordid and disreputable
(e.g: a seamy sex scandal)


Phrases:

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




definition by Oxford Dictionaries