Meaning of sleazy in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈslizi/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    sleazy

    Definitions

    1. of cloth

    Examples

    • « thin and loosely woven »
    • « the coat has a sleazy lining »

    Synonyms

  2. 2. of very poor quality

    Synonyms

  3. 3. morally degraded

    Examples

    • « 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 »
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