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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024slea•zy /ˈslizi/USA pronunciation adj., -zi•er, -zi•est. - disgustingly low, cheap, or vulgar; disreputable:printing sleazy stories.
- squalid;
filthy:a sleazy hotel. - Textilesthin and limp in texture:a sleazy dress.
slea•zi•ly /ˈslizəli/USA pronunciation adv. slea•zi•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024slea•zy (slē′zē, slā′zē),USA pronunciation adj., -zi•er, -zi•est. - contemptibly low, mean, or disreputable:sleazy politics.
- squalid;
sordid;
filthy;
dilapidated:a sleazy hotel. - Textilesthin or poor in texture, as a fabric;
cheap;
flimsy:a sleazy dress; a sleazy excuse.
- 1635–45; (def. 3) of obscure origin, originally (probably unrelated to Silesia other than by folk etymology, etymological); sense of defs. 1–2 (first attested 1941) perh. represent a distinct word
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