Broken and Seedy

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Broken adjective - Forcibly separated into many pieces.

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Seedy and broken are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Seedy" instead an adjective "Broken".

Nearby Words: broke, brokenly

Seedy adjective - Showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect.

Usage example: a seedy but historic neighborhood that's just waiting for some new homeowners to come in and rehabilitate it

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Broken and seedy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Broken" instead an adjective "Seedy".

A similar one is "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" where a bunch of washed up (and possibly dead) movie stars are having coffee or a bite to eat at a seedy-looking diner.

Source: Nighthawks Shot
Broken Ace/Broken Pedestal: Thaddeus Valentine isn't as nice as he seems... Chekhov's Gun: Mortal Engines: The seedy, which Tom finds at the very beginning of the book and later uses as a payment to be accepted aboard a town.

Source: Literature / Mortal Engines

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