SLEAZILY

Etymology

Adverb

sleazily (comparative more sleazily, superlative most sleazily)

In a sleazy manner.

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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SPRINGBOARD

(noun) a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; “he uses other people’s ideas as a springboard for his own”; “reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions”; “the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out”


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