— seaminess , n.
/see"mee/ , adj., seamier, seamiest .
1. unpleasant or sordid; low; disagreeable: the seamy side of life.
2. having, showing, or of the nature of a seam.
[ 1595-1605; SEAM + -Y 1 ; in transferred senses alluding to the unpresentable appearance of the inside of a garment, i.e., where the seams show ]
Syn. 1. squalid, rough, coarse, nasty.