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
sleazy (comparative sleazier, superlative sleaziest)
Marked by low quality; inferior; inadequate.
raunchy or perverted in nature; tastelessly sexual
untrustworthy
(dated) thin and flimsy
• (tastelessly sexual): skeezy
• (untrustworthy): unreliable, questionable, sketchy, shady, slimy
The following example shows the first three senses in a single sentence
Sleazy John may be interpreted as untrustworthy, perverted or both in this case.
Source: Wiktionary
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
26 March 2025
(noun) bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
