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sleazy
[ slee-zee, sley-zee ]
adjective
- 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.
sleazy
/ ˈːɪ /
adjective
- sordid; disreputable
a sleazy nightclub
- thin or flimsy, as cloth
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adverb
- ˈԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- z· adverb
- z·Ա noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sleazy1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sleazy1
Example Sentences
“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.
Judge-shopping isn’t illegal, but even conservatives have found it to be sleazy.
Pleasure is often presented as a sleazy male operator.
“But what I didn’t expect to see was that he was a sleazy player.”
“I honestly felt sick to my stomach,” one said, according to a report about the investigation, “because it just felt so sleazy.”
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