English Explanatory Dictionary

sleazy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Marked by low quality; inferior; inadequate.
  2. Raunchy or perverted in nature; tastelessly sexual.
  3. Untrustworthy, unethical.
  4. Thin and flimsy.

Pronunciation

/ˈsliː.zi/ en-us-sleazy.ogg

Word forms

sleazy sleazier sleaziest

Etymology

Origin obscure. Possibly a corruption of Silesia, through a word meaning Silesian cloth. Silesia was formerly the most important location of Germany’s weaving industry.

Synonyms

ass bad base below par bottom-shelf BTEC bum cheap cheap and nasty cheapshit cheesy chintzy coffee-and crap crappo crappy craptastic crapperific craptabulous craptacular cruddy crummy dogwater drecky flimsy fourth-rate gash garbage god-awful inferior lousy low low-grade low-quality low-rent made in China mid naughty one-star poor poor man's pound-shop punk rinky-dink ropy rubbish sad schlocky scrubby second-rate shoddy slazy slight slim subpar shit shite shitty substandard ticky-tacky

Derived words

sleaze sleazily sleaziness unsleazy
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