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sleazy |
Overview of adj sleazy The adj sleazy has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. sleazy -- (of cloth; thin and loosely woven; "the coat has a sleazy lining") 2. bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy, tinny -- ((informal) of very poor quality) 3. seamy, seedy, sleazy, sordid, squalid -- (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") Antonyms of adj sleazy 3 senses of sleazy Sense 1 sleazy INDIRECT (VIA thin) -> thick Sense 2 bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy, tinny INDIRECT (VIA inferior) -> superior Sense 3 seamy, seedy, sleazy, sordid, squalid INDIRECT (VIA disreputable) -> reputable Similarity of adj sleazy 3 senses of sleazy Sense 1 sleazy => thin (vs. thick) Sense 2 bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy, tinny => inferior (vs. superior) Sense 3 seamy, seedy, sleazy, sordid, squalid => disreputable (vs. reputable) Attributes of adj sleazy Familiarity of adj sleazy sleazy used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj sleazy sleazy Overview of adj sleazy The adj sleazy has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. sleazy -- (of cloth; thin and loosely woven; "the coat has a sleazy lining") 2. bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy, tinny -- ((informal) of very poor quality) 3. seamy, seedy, sleazy, sordid, squalid -- (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")
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