weedy

[ wee-dee ]
/ ˈwi di /

adjective, weed·i·er, weed·i·est.

full of or abounding in weeds.
consisting of or pertaining to weeds.
(of a plant, flower, etc.) growing poorly or in a straggling manner.
(of a person or animal) scrawny or ungainly.

Origin of weedy

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at weed1, -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM weedy

weed·i·ly, adverb weed·i·ness, noun

Words nearby weedy

weed out, weed-killer, weeder, weedkiller, weeds, weedy, week, weekday, weekdays, weekend, weekend bag

Example sentences from the Web for weediness

  • And Ranny despised the votaries of intellectual light; he more than suspected them of Weediness, if not of Flabbiness.

    The Combined Maze |May Sinclair

  • There was not about him any sign that you could see of flabbiness or weediness.

    The Combined Maze |May Sinclair

  • What he first noted in her with wonder and admiration was the absence of weediness and flabbiness.

    The Combined Maze |May Sinclair

British Dictionary definitions for weediness

weedy
/ (ˈwiːdɪ) /

adjective weedier or weediest

full of or containing weeds weedy land
(of a plant) resembling a weed in rapid or straggling growth
informal thin or weakly in appearance

Derived forms of weedy

weedily, adverb weediness, noun