sleazy

adj., -zi·er, -zi·est.

1. 1. Shabby, dirty, and vulgar; tawdry: "sleazy storefronts with torn industrial carpeting and dirt on the walls" (Seattle Weekly).
   2. Dishonest or corrupt; disreputable: Some sleazy characters hang around casinos.
2. Made of low-quality materials; cheap or shoddy.
3. Thin and loosely woven; flimsy: The coat has a sleazy lining.

[Origin unknown.]

sleazily slea'zi·ly adv.
sleaziness slea'zi·ness n.

adjective

1. Showing signs of wear and tear or neglect: bedraggled, broken-down, decaying, decrepit, dilapidated, dingy, down-at-heel, faded, mangy, rundown, scrubby, scruffy, seedy, shabby, shoddy, tattered, tatty, threadbare. Informal tacky². Slang ratty. Idioms: all the worse for wear, gone topotseed, pastcurehope. See better/worse.
2. Of decidedly inferior quality: base², cheap, lousy, miserable, paltry, poor, rotten, shoddy, trashy. Informal cheesy. Slang crummy, schlocky. See good/bad.

adj

Definition: disreputable
Antonyms: fine, good, nice, principled, reputable, respectable

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IN BRIEF: Flimsily made. Also: Cheap, dishonest or corrupt; disreputable.

I was not pleased with the sleazy fabric that was chosen for the costumes.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ækel, slibrig, tarvelig, modbydelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
goor, armoedig, smerig, goedkoop

Français (French)
adj. - louche (un quartier), scabreux (une histoire)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - schäbig, dünn

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - βρομερός, κακοντυμένος, ρακένδυτος, (για υφάσματα) αραιοπλεγμένος

Italiano (Italian)
sordido, poco chiaro, poco pulito

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - inconsistente, desleixado (m), espalhafatoso (m), berrante

Русский (Russian)
непрочный, неряшливый, подлый, ничтожный, низкопробный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - sórdido, de mala calidad, ruin

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sjabbig, sjaskig, sliskig, sladdrig, taskig, gemen

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
质地薄的, 肮脏的, 低级庸俗的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 質地薄的, 肮髒的, 低級庸俗的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - (직물이) 흐르르한, 값싼, 누추한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 薄っぺらな, だらしのない, 安っぽい, くだらない, みすぼらしい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) رخيص, رديء ألصنع و ألمادة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מוזנח, זול, מלוכלך‬

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