weedy

adjective

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Pronunciation: /ˈwiːdi/

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *weud Old English wēod Middle English weed English weed English -y English weedy From weed + -y.

Abounding with weeds.
“weedy grounds”
“a weedy garden”
Of, relating to or resembling weeds.
“The wild rice has a peculiar weedy, smoky flavor, but if properly cooked is very delicious.”
“A faint weedy smell came up from the river […]”
Consisting of weeds.
“There on the pendant boughs her coronet weeds Clamb’ring to hang, an envious sliver broke, When down her weedy trophies and herself Fell in the weeping brook.”
“Daily the beans saw me come to their rescue armed with a hoe, and thin the ranks of their enemies, filling up the trenches with weedy dead.”
Characteristic of a plant that grows rapidly and spreads invasively, and which grows opportunistically in cracks of sidewalks and disturbed areas.
“a weedy species”
“a weedy vine”
Small and weak.
“a weedy lad”
“I’ll bring Grace, who is looking rather pale and weedy; growing too fast, I’m afraid.”
Lacking power or effectiveness.
“a weedy excuse”
“a weedy attempt”