sleazy[adjective]Synonyms: sordid, disreputable, low, run-down, seedy, squalid
Related Words: slight,
tenuous,
thin,
gossamery [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
slea‧zy /ˈsliːzi/
adjective (
comparative sleazier,
superlative sleaziest)
[
Date: 1900-2000;
Origin: sleazy (of cloth) 'too thin or light' (17-20 centuries)]
1. a sleazy place is dirty, cheap, or in bad condition:
a sleazy bar2. relating to sex or dishonest behaviour – used to show disapproval:
a sleazy lawyer—sleaziness noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲