Seediness n. The quality or state of being seedy, shabby, or worn out; a state of wretchedness or exhaustion. (Colloq.) "What is called seediness, after a debauch, is a plain proof that nature has been outraged."
... been obliged to put up with Lord Scamperdale's second best coat, his lordship having taken the best one himself; but it was passable enough by candle light, and the seediness of the blue cloth was relieved by a velvet collar and a new set of the Flat Hat Hunt buttons. Mr. Sponge wore a plain scarlet with a crimson velvet collar, and a bright fox on the frosted ground of a gilt button, with tights ... — Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour • R. S. Surtees
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