| 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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