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# weedy

adjective (weedy, weedier, weediest)

«weedy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Weedy means full of weeds: a weedy garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weedy/#m1)
2. Informally (especially British), weedy means thin and weak-looking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weedy/#m2)

### In the lessons

In gardening and nature lessons, a weedy patch needs weeding. In stories and playground talk, «weedy» can be an unkind word for a small or weak person, so children should not use it to tease. Phrases: «a weedy garden», «weedy pond», «weedy arms».

### Examples

- The old garden was weedy and wild. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weedy/#x1)
- Frogs hid in the weedy pond. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weedy/#x2)
- We cleared the weedy flower bed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weedy/#x3)
- In the story, the weedy boy turned out to be very brave. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weedy/#x4)
- The lawn had become weedy over the summer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weedy/#x5)
- It's unkind to call anyone weedy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weedy/#x6)

### Note

Adjective: «weed» + «-y»; comparative «weedier». The meaning «weak» is informal and can hurt feelings.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «weedy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weedy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«weedy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/weedy.html) on Mova free.