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Meanings of sleazy in English

Of very poor quality.

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Morally degraded.

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Sleazy.

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Usage of sleazy in English
1
He was handsome, no question, but in a sort of sleazy way.
Storm Front
2
Her first thought was that this would be about the sleazy article.
Raging Heat
3
In fact, B is relentlessly revealed to be a self-pitying, sleazy racist.
The Guardian
4
The terror she'd felt in that sleazy Baltimore casino came rushing back.
Abaddon's Gate
5
Machine-made passementerie on top of conspicuous but sleazy material is always shoddy.
Etiquette
6
Every flying rod of the sleazy road he knew was a peril.
Kenny
7
I'd love to know which one of my sleazy cousins stole them.
Leaving Time
8
And she'd always deleted the sleazy messages back then-neverdwelled on them.
Any way you want me
9
A show that followed Frankie on tour would have been horribly sleazy.
The Guardian
10
The music is soulful, subversive and sleazy, but beautifully arranged and played.
The Guardian
11
Papazian went to a run-down sleazy diner on Broadway near 28th Street.
Can You Feel Anything When I Do This?
12
Ric loved seeing it on his so-sleazy but right black satin sheets.
Silver zombie: delilah street: paranormal investigator
13
He's sleazy, but he doesn't have the guts to actually kill anyone.
Watch them die
14
In any case, the result doesn't even satisfy on its own sleazy terms.
Reuters
15
Only in that way can it avoid a continuing sleazy decline.
Reuters
16
Insists he's not nearly as sleazy as you'd expect, given his notorious occupation.
News.com.au
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United States of America
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