weedy
pronunciation
How to pronounce weedy in British English:
UK [ˈwi:di]
How to pronounce weedy in American English:
US ['widɪ]
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- Adjective:
- abounding with or resembling weeds
- having unattractive thinness
Word Origin
- weedy (adj.)
- early 15c., from weed + -y (2). In old slang, in reference to horses, "not of good blood or strength, scraggy, worthless for breeding or racing," from 1800; hence, of persons, "thin and weakly" (1852).
Example
- 1. Identification and utilizing exploration of weedy rice germplasm resources .
- 2. Meanwhile the economic and political one is weedy and neglected .
- 3. It also seems a bit weedy to back out of a particular stage of life just because it 's difficult . What about the people you leave behind ?
- 4. Of the dry and weedy garden .
- 5. Origin and control measurement of weedy rice in liaoning .