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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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