(seedier, seediest)
If you describe a person or place as ~, you disapprove of them because they look dirty and untidy, or they have a bad reputation.
Frank ran dodgy errands for a ~ local villain...
We were staying in a ~ hotel close to the red light district...
ADJ: usu ADJ n disapproval
seediness
...the atmosphere of seediness and decay about the city.
N-UNCOUNT