ADJECTIVE | all | sleazy | of cloth |
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all | sleazy, bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, tinny | of very poor quality | |
all | sleazy, seamy, seedy, sordid, squalid | morally degraded |
Sounds | sliy'ziy | |
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Rhymes | Anasazi ... z / Z: 56 rhymes with ziy... |
Meaning | Of cloth; thin and loosely woven. | |
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Example | "the coat has a sleazy lining" | |
Broader | thin | Of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section |
Meaning | Of very poor quality; flimsy. | |
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Synonyms | bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, tinny | |
Broader | inferior | Of low or inferior quality |
Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
Spanish | barato, caseoso, chungo, malo | |
Catalan | fotut | |
Nouns | sleaze | tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar |
sleaziness | a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing |
Meaning | morally degraded. | |
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Synonyms | seamy, seedy, sordid, squalid | |
Broader | disreputable | lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance |
Spanish | sórdido | |
Nouns | sleaziness | morally dishonorable |
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