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, nounWords nearby sleazy
sleave,
sleaze,
sleaze factor,
sleazebag,
sleazeball,
sleazy,
sled,
sled cultivator,
sled dog,
sledder,
sledding
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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, nounWord Origin for sleazy
C17: origin uncertain