With his seedy reputation, I'd think your adolescent infatuation with him would be crushed.

Love hotels have pretty well shed the seedy reputation they gained in the 1970's as a place where businessmen met with prostitutes.

By the 1940s, the area had gained a seedy reputation.

During the 19th century the district had a seedy reputation.

But then it does have a certain reputation, even seedier than Cairo's.

The area has a rather seedy reputation, mainly due to prostitution.

Despite its seedy reputation, the Hog's Head has been host to several important events in the world of Harry Potter.

Squalid conditions, homelessness, crime, illegal drug trade, prostitution, liquor stores, and strip clubs give the neighborhood a seedy reputation.

"At that time, Hollywood definitely had a seedy reputation."

This accelerated the decline, and by the early 1970s the low rents meant it had acquired a rather seedy reputation as Auckland's red-light district.