weedy
IPA: wˈidi
adjective
- Abounding with weeds.
- Of, relating to or resembling weeds.
- Consisting of weeds.
- (botany) Characteristic of a plant that grows rapidly and spreads invasively, and which grows opportunistically in cracks of sidewalks and disturbed areas.
- (figurative, of a person or animal) Small and weak.
- (figurative, UK, Ireland, informal) Lacking power or effectiveness.
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Examples of "weedy" in Sentences
- It is common and sometimes weedy.
- They are usually small and weedy.
- Some species are considered weedy.
- They inhabit primarily xeric weedy fields.
- They can become weedy if not sited properly.
- In winter it is found in weedy or stubbly fields.
- Diaspores are common in weedy and ruderal species.
- It can be weedy or invasive in some of this region.
- Although weedy, it is eaten in many parts of the world.
- The Weedy sea dragon is a marine fish related to the seahorse.
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