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单词 sleazy
释义
sleazyslea‧zy /ˈsliːzi/ adjective (comparative sleazier, superlative sleaziest) Word Origin
WORD ORIGINsleazy
Origin:
1900-2000 sleazy (of cloth) ‘too thin or light’ (17-20 centuries)
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • sleazy drug smugglers
  • sleazy porn movies
  • The bar was cheap and sleazy.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Also contributing to the turmoil recently has been growing criticism that the talk shows focus on sleazy topics.
  • As the ex-husband, Patrick is wonderfully sleazy.
  • She would worry that Kelly was becoming involved in the sleazy aftermath of her father's death.
  • The First Couple looks sleazy and careless but not necessarily sinister.
  • The two actually meet when the up-and-coming star comes to Houston for a gig at a slightly sleazy roadhouse.
  • This house was the very embodiment of sleazy discomfort.
1a sleazy place is dirty, cheap, or in bad condition:  a sleazy bar2relating to sex or dishonest behaviour – used to show disapproval:  a sleazy lawyersleaziness noun [uncountable]
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