sleazy

[ slee-zee, sley-zee ]
/ ˈsli zi, ˈsleɪ zi /

adjective, slea·zi·er, slea·zi·est.

contemptibly low, mean, or disreputable: sleazy politics.
squalid; sordid; filthy; dilapidated: a sleazy hotel.
thin or poor in texture, as a fabric; cheap; flimsy: a sleazy dress; a sleazy excuse.

Origin of sleazy

1635–45; (def 3) of obscure origin (probably unrelated to Silesia other than by folk etymology); sense of defs 1, 2 (first attested 1941) perhaps represent a distinct word

OTHER WORDS FROM sleazy

slea·zi·ly, adverb slea·zi·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for sleazy

sleazy
/ (ˈsliːzɪ) /

adjective -zier or -ziest

sordid; disreputable a sleazy nightclub
thin or flimsy, as cloth

Derived forms of sleazy

sleazily, adverb sleaziness, noun

Word Origin for sleazy

C17: origin uncertain