sleazy

English

Etymology

Possibly eventually from Silesia, through a word meaning “Silesian cloth”. Silesia used to be the most important location of Germany’s weaving industry.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sliː.zi/
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Rhymes: -iːzi

Adjective

sleazy (comparative sleazier, superlative sleaziest)

Marked by low quality; inferior; inadequate.
raunchy or perverted in nature; tastelessly sexual

Synonyms

skeezy

Derived terms

Translations

Marked by low quality; inferior; inadequate

Chinese:
Mandarin: 猥琐 (zh)
Finnish: kurja (fi), rähjäinen (fi)
German: mies (de)
Italian: sordido (it) m, malevolo (it) m

Polish: obskurny, podejrzany (pl)
Portuguese: inferior (pt)
Russian: низкопро́бный (ru) (nizkopróbnyj)
Spanish: cutre (es), gacho (es) (Mexico), sórdido (es), chungo (es)

Dishonorable; base; vulgar; raunchy

Danish: skummel, lyssky
Finnish: kurja (fi), törkyinen
German: vulgär (de), frivol (de), schäbig (de)

Polish: obskurny, plugawy (pl)
Portuguese: vulgar (pt)
Russian: гря́зный (ru) (grjáznyj), посты́дный (ru) (postýdnyj), плюга́вый (ru) (pljugávyj)

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Spanish: ^{(please verify)} cutre (es), ^{(please verify)} corroncho, ^{(please verify)} gacho (es), ^{(please verify)} groncho, ^{(please verify)} corrupto (es), ^{(please verify)} escandaloso, ^{(please verify)} sórdido (es)

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