Definition of sleazy Sleazy

/sliˈzi/ - [sleezee] - slea•zy

We found 9 definitions of sleazy from 6 different sources.

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WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

sleazy, sleazier, sleaziest

sleazy - of cloth; thin and loosely woven; "the coat has a sleazy lining"
sleazy - of very poor quality; flimsy
  bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, tinny
  inferior of or characteristic of low rank or importance
  colloquialism a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
sleazy - morally degraded; "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; "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal"
  seamy, seedy, sordid, squalid
  disreputable lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • sleazy (a.)
    Wanting firmness of texture or substance; thin; flimsy; as, sleazy silk or muslin.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • sleazy
    Of very poor quality.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • sleazy
    slā′zi, or slē′zi, adj. thin and flimsy.—n. Slea′ziness. [Prob. Ger. schleissig, worn out, readily split—schleissen, to split.]

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  • sleazy, adjective.

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