But the ladies, instead of accepting the hand which my gentleman offered them, passed him without replying, or shrank from him, because there was in his whole aspect a seediness entirely out of harmony with their ball-dresses; moreover, he smelt so strongly of punch and liquors that it was impossible to pass him without receiving a whiff of the odor.
"Monsieur Cherami"
Charles Paul de Kock
His attire suggested seediness.
"Amusement Only"
Richard Marsh
Already half the blossoms of the clover had turned brown and were shriveling away into inconspicuous seediness.
"Adventures In Friendship"
David Grayson