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sleazy
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slea·zy  (slz)
adj. slea·zi·er, slea·zi·est
1.
a. Shabby, dirty, and vulgar; tawdry: "sleazy storefronts with torn industrial carpeting and dirt on the walls" Seattle Weekly.
b. Dishonest or corrupt; disreputable: Some sleazy characters hang around casinos.
2. Made of low-quality materials; cheap or shoddy.
3. Thin and loosely woven; flimsy: The coat has a sleazy lining.

[Origin unknown.]

sleazi·ly adv.
sleazi·ness n.

sleazy
Adjective
[-zier, -ziest] dirty, rundown, and not respectable: a sleazy hotel [origin unknown]
sleaziness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.sleazy - of cloth; thin and loosely woven; "the coat has a sleazy lining"
thin - of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint"
2.sleazy - of very poor quality; flimsy
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
inferior - of low or inferior quality
3.sleazy - morally degraded; "a seedy district"; "the seamy side of life"; "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"; "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce; "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal"
disreputable - lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance

sleazy
adjective squalid, seedy, sordid, low, rundown, tacky (informal) disreputable, crummy, scungy Austral., N.Z.
Translations

sleazy [ˈsliːzɪ] adj (fig) [place] → sórdido
sleazy [ˈsliːzɪ] adjmiteux/euse, minable
sleazy [ˈsliːzɪ] adjschäbig
sleazy [ˈsliːzɪ] adjtrasandato/a

sleazy
adj sleazy [ˈsliːzi]
dirty and neglected This area is rather sleazy.vervalle, vuilقَذِر ومُهْمَلзанемаренzanedbanýsnusketheruntergekommenάθλιος, βρόμικοςsórdidoräpane, hooletusse jäetudكثيف و درب و داغونrähjäinenminableמְלוּכלָךगंदगीzapušten, prljavlomposdan kotorsjúskaðursquallidoみすぼらしい천박한, 보잘것 없는apšepęs, nuskuręs, varganasnetīrs; neapkoptskotor dan jelekarmzaligsjusket, snusketzaniedbany, lichydecrépitomurdar, soiosнеряшливый; заброшенныйzanedbaný, úbohýbedenzapuštensjabbig, sjaskigสกปรกbakımsız ve pis破敗不堪的неохайнийغلاظت بھراnhớp nhúa, bẩn thỉu堪的

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