Meaning & use
weedy
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Full of or overgrown with weeds.
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The old garden had become weedy and neglected after years of no upkeep.
He is a weedy young man who has never lifted a weight in his life.
A note on using this word
In British English, weedy also informally describes a person as thin and physically weak.
Words with a similar meaning
overgrownunkempt
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Words with an opposite meaning
tidymanicured
Another way to use it
2. adjective
British informal: physically thin, weak, or lacking in strength or courage.
The coach told the weedy new recruit to build up his strength.
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