weedy
/ˈwiːdi/ adjective
Forms weedier weediest
- adjective Abounding with weeds. “weedy grounds”
- adjective Of, relating to or resembling weeds.
- adjective Consisting of weeds.
- adjective (botany) Characteristic of a plant that grows rapidly and spreads invasively, and which grows opportunistically in cracks of sidewalks and disturbed areas. “a weedy species”
- adjective (figurative, of a person or animal) Small and weak. “a weedy lad”
- adjective (figurative, UK, Ireland, informal) Lacking power or effectiveness. “a weedy excuse”
Synonyms
weedlike scraggy ungainly angular anorexic carrion emaciated gangling gangly gaunt haggard stringy macilent lank lanky leptosome pencil-necked puny rangy rawboned boney scrawny skinny underweight
Antonyms
Etymology
From weed + -y.
Webster’s 1913
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “weedy”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details