sleazy

slea·zy

adj \ˈslē-zē also ˈslā-\

slea·zi·erslea·zi·est

Definition of SLEAZY

1

a : lacking firmness of texture : flimsy b : carelessly made of inferior materials : shoddy

2

a : marked by low character or quality <sleazy tabloids> b : squalid, dilapidated <sleazy bars>

— slea·zi·ly \-zə-lē\ adverb

— slea·zi·ness \-zē-nəs\ noun

Examples of SLEAZY

1. a dancer in a sleazy outfit
2. <a sleazy lothario who is always on the make>

Origin of SLEAZY

origin unknown

First Known Use: circa 1645

Related to SLEAZY

Synonyms: skanky [slang], slatternly, sluttish, slutty, trampy

Antonyms: excellent, fine, first-class, first-rate, good, high-grade, superior, top-notch

Related Words: whorish; indecent, lascivious, lewd, wanton; indecorous, unbecoming; corrupt, debased, debauched, degenerate, depraved, dissolute, libertine, perverted, reprobate

Near Antonyms: priggish, prim, prudish, puritanical, straitlaced (or straightlaced); decent, decorous, genteel, polite, proper, seemly; celibate, chaste, modest, moral, pure, virtuous

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Rhymes with SLEAZY

breezy, cheesy, easy, queasy, sneezy, wheezy