slummy
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slum
(slŭm)n. often slums
A heavily populated urban area characterized by substandard housing and squalor: grew up in a slum near downtown; lived in the slums by the river.
intr.v. slummed, slum·ming, slums
Idiom: To visit impoverished areas or squalid locales, especially out of curiosity or for amusement.
slum it
To endure conditions or accommodations that are worse than what one is accustomed to.
[Origin unknown.]
slum′mer n.
slum′my adj.
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slum•my
(ˈslʌm i)adj. -mi•er, -mi•est.
being or resembling a slum.
[1855–60]
slum′mi•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | slummy - (of housing or residential areas) indicative of poverty; "a slummy part of town"; "slum conditions" poor - characterized by or indicating poverty; "the country had a poor economy"; "they lived in the poor section of town" |
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slummimainen
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[ˈslʌmɪ] adj (buildings) → povero/a, squallido/a; (appearance) → misero/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995