sleazy (redirected from sleaziest)

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.

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sleazi·ly adv.

sleazi·ness n.

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sleazy [ˈsliːzɪ]

adj -zier, -ziest

1. sordid; disreputable a sleazy nightclub

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) thin or flimsy, as cloth

[origin uncertain]

sleazily  adv

sleaziness  n

Thesaurus

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 cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, bum, tinny, cheap 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" sordid, squalid, seamy, seedy disreputable - lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance

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sleazy

adjective squalid, seedy, sordid, low, run-down, tacky (informal), disreputable, crummy, scungy (Austral. & N.Z.) sleazy bars

Translations

sleazy [ˈsliːzɪ] ADJ (sleazier (compar) (sleaziest (superl))) (= sordid) [place] → sórdido, asqueroso; (= filthy) [person] → desaseado, desaliñado; (= corrupt) [deal etc] → poco limpio, sucio

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sleazy [ˈsliːzi] adj [bar, area] → louche; [person] → vicieux/euse; [cinema, magazine] → cochon(ne)

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sleazy

adj (+er) (inf) → schäbig

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sleazy [ˈsliːzɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → squallido/a, infimo/a

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sleazy [ˈsliːzɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → squallido/a, infimo/a

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sleazy

adj sleazy [ˈsliːzi]

dirty and neglected This area is rather sleazy. vervalle, vuil قَذِر ومُهْمَل занемарен zanedbaný snusket heruntergekommen άθλιος, βρόμικος sórdido räpane, hooletusse jäetud كثيف و درب و داغون rähjäinen minable מְלוּכלָך गंदगी zapušten, prljav lompos dan kotor sjúskaður squallido みすぼらしい 너저분한 apšepęs, nuskuręs, varganas netīrs; neapkopts kotor dan jelek armzalig sjusket, snusket zaniedbany, lichy decrépito murdar, soios неряшливый; заброшенный zanedbaný, úbohý beden zapušten sjabbig, sjaskig สกปรก bakımsız ve pis 又髒又亂的 неохайний غلاظت بھرا nhớp nhúa, bẩn thỉu 破败不堪的