Seamy (adj)
see-mee
Sordid and disreputable.
Late 16th century: from seam + -y. The sense ‘disreputable’ ( early 17th century) arose from the notion of ‘having the rough edges of seams visible’.
Example sentences
“So seamy there’s footage of him arranging to pay hookers off with cash.”
Scuttle (verb) skut-l to run with quick, hasty steps First recorded between 1450–1500. Combines scud, meaning “to dart or run,” + frequentative suffix -le. Sometimes associated with the locomotion of…
