From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Sleazy \Slea"zy\ (sl[=e]"z[y^]), a. [Cf. G. schleissig worn out,
threadbare, from schleissen to slit, split, decay, or E.
leasy.]
Lacking firmness of texture or substance; thin; flimsy; as,
sleazy silk or muslin. [Spelt also {slazy}.]
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sleazy
adj 1: of cloth; thin and loosely woven; "the coat has a sleazy
lining"
2: of very poor quality; flimsy [syn: {bum}, {cheap}, {cheesy},
{chintzy}, {crummy}, {punk}, {sleazy}, {tinny}]
3: morally degraded; "a seedy district"; "the seamy side of
life"; "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"; "sleazy
storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; "the
sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"-
James Joyce; "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and
betrayal" [syn: {seamy}, {seedy}, {sleazy}, {sordid},
{squalid}]
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