SLEAZIER

SLEAZY

seamy, seedy, sleazy, sordid, squalid

(adjective) 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”

bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy, tinny

(adjective) of very poor quality; flimsy

sleazy

(adjective) of cloth; thin and loosely woven; “the coat has a sleazy lining”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

sleazier

comparative form of sleazy

Anagrams

• realizes

Source: Wiktionary


SLEAZY

Slea"zy, a. Etym: [Cf. G. schleissig worn out, threadbare, from schleissen to slit, split, decay, or E. leasy.]

Definition: Wanting firmness of texture or substance; thin; flimsy; as, sleazy silk or muslin. [Spelt also slazy.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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7 November 2024

ERASE

(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”


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