Definition
Looking shabby, run-down, or disreputable; suggesting dishonesty or moral corruption.
Etymology
From 'seed' + '-y,' originally meaning 'full of seeds' or 'gone to seed' (like a plant past its prime). By the 1800s, it metaphorically meant worn-out or shabby.
Kelly Says
'Gone to seed' is a perfect metaphor for decline—like a plant that was once beautiful but is now covered in seeds and falling apart. That image is so powerful it became a standard way to describe anything deteriorating.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
vervalle
ver-val-le
BGБългарски
износен
iz-no-sen
CACatalà
esquifit
es-ki-fit
CSČeština
omšelý
om-she-ly
DADansk
forfalden
for-fal-den
DEDeutsch
heruntergekommen
her-un-ter-ge-ko-men
ELΕλληνικά
φθαρμένος
fthar-me-nos
ESEspañol
destartalado
des-tar-ta-LA-do
ETEesti
kulumas
ku-lu-mas
EUEuskara
itsusi
it-su-si
FISuomi
nuhjuinen
nuh-yui-nen
FRFrançais
minable
mi-na-bl
GLGalego
esfarrapado
es-fa-rra-pa-do
HRHrvatski
otrcan
ot-rtsan
HUMagyar
lepusztult
le-pus-tult
IDBahasa Indonesia
lusuh
lu-suh
ITItaliano
squallido
skwal-li-do
JA日本語
みすぼらしい
misuborashii
LTLietuvių
apleistas
ap-lei-stas
LVLatviešu
noplucis
no-plu-tsis
MNМонгол
хуучирсан
khuu-chir-san
MSBahasa Melayu
usang
u-sang
MYမြန်မာ
ညံ့ဖျင်းသော
nyan-hpyin-thaw
NLNederlands
vervallen
ver-val-len
NONorsk
forfallen
for-fal-len
PLPolski
obdarty
ob-dar-ty
PTPortuguês
miserável
mi-ze-RA-vel
RORomână
decrepit
de-kre-pit
RUРусский
обшарпанный
ob-shar-pan-nyy
SKSlovenčina
omšelý
om-she-ly
SLSlovenščina
odrpan
od-rpan
TAதமிழ்
தேய்ந்த
they-ntha
TEతెలుగు
జీర్ణమైన
jeer-na-mai-na
UKУкраїнська
занедбаний
za-ned-ba-nyy
VITiếng Việt
tệ hại
te hai