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sleazy

[ slee-zee, sley-zee ]

adjective

sleazier, sleaziest.
  1. contemptibly low, mean, or disreputable:

    sleazy politics.

  2. squalid; sordid; filthy; dilapidated:

    a sleazy hotel.

  3. thin or poor in texture, as a fabric; cheap; flimsy:

    a sleazy dress;

    a sleazy excuse.



sleazy

/ ˈ²õ±ô¾±Ë³úɪ /

adjective

  1. sordid; disreputable

    a sleazy nightclub

  2. thin or flimsy, as cloth
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ±ô±ð²¹³ú¾±±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈ²õ±ô±ð²¹³ú¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ±ô±ð²¹î€ƒz¾±Â·±ô²â adverb
  • ²õ±ô±ð²¹î€ƒz¾±Â·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sleazy1

First recorded in 1635–45 sleazy fordef 3; of obscure origin; probably unrelated to Silesia; first recorded in 1941 sleazy fordefs 1, 2; perhaps a distinct word
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sleazy1

C17: origin uncertain
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Example Sentences

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“She hasn’t turned sleazy, hasn’t become part of a ‘12-fanged monster’ determined to do nothing but titillate and trash up the airwaves with its tawdry yarns,†staff writer Steve Weinstein wrote.

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Judge-shopping isn’t illegal, but even conservatives have found it to be sleazy.

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Pleasure is often presented as a sleazy male operator.

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“But what I didn’t expect to see was that he was a sleazy player.â€

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“I honestly felt sick to my stomach,†one said, according to a report about the investigation, “because it just felt so sleazy.â€

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