seamy
adjective
[ ˈsiːmi ]
• sordid and disreputable.
• "a seamy sex scandal"
Similar:
sordid,
disreputable,
seedy,
sleazy,
corrupt,
shameful,
low,
dark,
squalid,
unwholesome,
unsavoury,
rough,
mean,
nasty,
unpleasant,
Origin:
late 16th century: from seam + -y1. The sense ‘disreputable’ (early 17th century) arose from the notion of ‘having the rough edges of seams visible’.
