What does "weedy" mean?
Weedy: Abounding with weeds; as, weedy grounds; a weedy garden; weedy corn. See from the weedy earth a rivulet break. Bryant.
Additional senses
- 2.Scraggy; ill-shaped; ungainly; -- said of colts or horses, and also of persons. [Colloq.]
- 3.Dressed in weeds, or mourning garments. [R. or Colloq.] She was as weedy as in the early days of her mourning. Dickens.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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