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weedyfull of weeds; resembling a weed in thinness or weakness

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: full of weeds; resembling a weed in thinness or weakness

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈwiːdi/

Korean meaning: 잡초가 많은; 잡초처럼 마르고 약한

Korean pronunciation: **위**디

Example Sentences

  • The superhero's secret identity was a weedy accountant who couldn't even open a pickle jar.
  • After months of neglect, their once-beautiful yard had become weedy and wild.
  • The weedy boy surprised everyone by eating three hamburgers at lunch.

weedy

ADJECTIVE

//ˈwiːdi//

full of weeds; resembling a weed in thinness or weakness

weedy concept
💡 Concept

A gardener battles the weedy garden overrun with invasive plants

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weedy rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The weedy gardener stays greedy while neighbors remain needy!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈwiːdi/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈwiːdi/

🌳Etymology

Rootweed
Suffix--y

Origin

From Old English 'weod' meaning herb or small plant, combined with the adjective suffix '-y'. The word 'weed' originally referred to any herb but gradually shifted to mean unwanted plants.

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🎵Rhyme

needygreedyspeedyseedy
needy
greedy
speedy
seedy

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The superhero's secret identity was a weedy accountant who couldn't even open a pickle jar.

After months of neglect, their once-beautiful yard had become weedy and wild.

😄 Fun example

The weedy boy surprised everyone by eating three hamburgers at lunch.

She spent the weekend pulling weeds from the weedy flower bed.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

scrawnythinovergrownwildunkempt

Antonyms

muscularwell-tendedmanicured

Related

weedgardenskinnyfrailneglected