weedy

Meaning

1. Abounding with weeds.
2. Of, relating to or resembling weeds.
3. Consisting of weeds.
4. Characteristic of a plant that grows rapidly and spreads invasively, and which grows opportunistically in cracks of sidewalks and disturbed areas.
5. (figuratively) Small and weak.
6. (Ireland, UK, figuratively, informal) Lacking power or effectiveness.

Synonyms

grassy

scrawny

overgrown with grass

skinny

scraggy

underweight

boney

puny

sickly

spare

weak

asthenic

cachetic

lean and weak

thin and feeble

diseased

overgrown with weeds

emaciated

faint

feeble

frail

lean

light

Translations

faible

schmächtig

fraco

ıskarta

raquític

ossut

sec

descarnat

esquelètic

escanyolit

escarransit

xuclat

flau

gelinde

demacrat

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwiːdi/

Etymology

From weed + -y.