SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
sleazy
adjective
Sordid or disreputable; also flimsy and of poor quality.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Sordid or disreputable
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Usage distinction
Return to topSleazy expresses distrust or distaste about moral or social character. Shabby and tawdry chiefly concern worn or cheap appearance; dissolute concerns indulgent conduct.
Flimsy or inferior
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Return to topThis sense concerns weak material or construction. Threadbare describes wear, while thin is not necessarily a defect.
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See sleazy in use
The costume's sleazy fabric tore during the first rehearsal.
A sleazy seller spreads a story he knows is false about a rival stealing designs, hoping to win the workshop's orders.
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