full of or containing weeds: weedy land (of a plant) resembling a weed in rapid or straggling growth thin or weakly in appearance
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weed•y /ˈwidi/USA pronunciation
adj., -i•er, -i•est.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Botanyconsisting of or having many weeds.
- resembling a weed.
- (of a person or animal) scrawny or clumsy-looking.
weed•y
(wē′dē),USA pronunciation adj., weed•i•er, weed•i•est.
weed′i•ly, adv.
weed′i•ness, n.
- full of or abounding in weeds.
- Botanyconsisting of or pertaining to weeds.
- (of a plant, flower, etc.) growing poorly or in a straggling manner.
- (of a person or animal) scrawny or ungainly.
- 1375–1425; late Middle English; see weed1, -y1
weed′i•ness, n.
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'weedy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
alligator gar
- amaranth family
- barnyard grass
- bindi-eye
- black bindweed
- burdock
- charlock
- cheese
- dandelion
- dock
- fireweed
- galinsoga
- goosefoot
- goosefoot family
- hogweed
- horse gentian
- hound's-tongue
- knapweed
- knotgrass
- lopseed
- mayweed
- meadow salsify
- mercury
- moth mullein
- mouse-ear chickweed
- mugwort
- nettle
- orchard grass
- pilewort
- purslane
- scarlet pimpernel
- starry grasswort
- stickseed
- tansy
- waterweed
- wild mustard
- wild oat
- wood cudweed