Poor
Poor adjective - Of low quality.
Usage example: the poor workmanship of the goods from that country
Seedy is a synonym for poor in inferior topic. In some cases you can use "Seedy" instead an adjective "Poor", when it comes to topics like impoverished.
Seedy
Seedy adjective - Showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Your days of seedy backroom dealings and poor personnal hygiene are at an end, for he is here to wash this corrupt city clean!
Source: Hammy Herald -
In Yu Gi Oh Zexal, there's a place called BARian; it's unclear exactly where it is, but this seedy bar with poor lighting seems to be a popular place for the Barians, the villains in season two.
Source: Bad-Guy Bar -
In Hayate the Combat Butler characters often say that Hayate looks "poor" or "seedy" but to the viewers he look pretty similar to the other characters—in fact he IS thought of as attractive when dressed as a girl.
Source: Informed Deformity
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