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seamy
adjective
uk /ˈsiː.mi/ us /ˈsiː.mi/
(of a situation) unpleasant because of a connection with dishonest behaviour, violence, and illegal sex: （情形）丑恶的，肮脏的
The film vividly portrays the seamy side of life in London in the early 1970s.电影生动地再现了上世纪70年代初伦敦生活中丑恶的一面。
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Morally wrong and evil
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no goodidiom
no more Mr Nice Guyidiom
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seamy | American Dictionary
seamy
adjective[ -er/-est only ]
us/ˈsi·mi/
unpleasant and sometimes illegal, immoral, or violent:
Every city has its seamy neighborhood.
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