different between seamy vs beamy

English

Etymology

seam +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?si?mi/

Adjective

seamy (comparative seamier, superlative seamiest)

1. Sordid, squalid or corrupt.
   • 2013, Sam Jones and Shiv Malik Lou Reed, lead singer of Velvet Undergound, dies aged 71, The Guardian Online

     Lou Reed, lead singer of the Velvet Underground, veteran chronicler of life's wilder, seamier and more desperate side and one of the most influential and distinctive songwriters of his generation has died at the age of 71.

   • 1987, David Brin, The Uplift War, Phantasia Press

     She just hadn't been aware, having considered such tales rather seamy while growing up.

2. Having or showing a seam.

Derived terms

• seaminess

Anagrams

• Mayes, Mayse, aymes, samey, syame

English

Etymology

From Middle English beami, bemi, equivalent to beam +? -y.

Adjective

beamy (comparative beamier, superlative beamiest)

1. Resembling a beam in size and weight; massy.

   a beamy spear

2. (archaic) Having horns or antlers.

   beamy stags

3. (nautical) Having much beam or breadth; wide.
4. Showing or emitting rays of light; beaming; radiant; shining.
5. (figuratively) Radiant; beamsome; joyous; gladsome.

Anagrams

• Mabey, abyme, embay, maybe