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."
... weather-stained from lack of paint. But as you entered and passed from the province of the master to that of the mistress a new element was apparent, struggling with, but unable to overcome, the predominant tendency to unthrift and seediness. But everything that Mrs. Lacey controlled was as neat as the poor overworked woman could ... — What Can She Do? • Edward Payson Roe
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