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sleazy

2 syllables · also sleazier, sleaziest
adjective
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As an adjective, sleazy means marked by low quality.

Meanings of sleazy

7 meanings

adjective

  1. Marked by low quality; inferior; inadequate.

  2. Raunchy or perverted in nature; tastelessly sexual.

  3. Untrustworthy.

  4. Of cloth; thin and loosely woven

    “the coat has a sleazy lining”

  5. Of very poor quality; flimsy

    Similar: bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk

  6. Morally degraded

    “a seedy district”

    “the seamy side of life”

    “sleazy characters hanging around casinos”

    Similar: seamy, seedy, sordid, squalid
Older and rare meanings (1)

  1. datedof fabricThin and flimsy.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

All synonyms for sleazy →
adjective: of very poor quality; flimsy
bumcheapcheesychintzycrummypunktinny
adjective: morally degraded
seamyseedysordidsqualid

Words that rhyme with sleazy

easyuneasycheesyqueasybreezymarchese

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