Thesaurus: weedy

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1. superl. Of or pertaining to weeds; consisting of weeds.
2. superl. Abounding with weeds; as, weedy grounds; a weedy garden; weedy corn.
3. superl. Scraggy; ill-shaped; ungainly; -- said of colts or horses, and also of persons.
4. a. Dressed in weeds, or mourning garments.
5. adj. abounding with or resembling weeds
6. adj. being very thin
7. 1. Of or pertaining to weeds; consisting of weeds. "Weedy trophies." Shak. 2. Abounding with weeds; as, weedy grounds; a weedy garden; weedy corn. See from the weedy earth a rivulet break. Bryant. 3. Scraggy; ill-shaped; ungainly; -- said of colts or horses, and also of persons. [Colloq.] Dressed in weeds, or mourning garments. [R. or Colloq.] She was as weedy as in the early days of her mourning. Dickens.
8. Dressed in weeds, or mourning garments. [R. or Colloq.]She was as weedy as in the early days of her mourning. Dickens.
9. j:100 a. abounding with or resembling weeds