View synonyms for slummy

slummy

[ sluhm-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, slum·mi·er, slum·mi·est.

Origin of slummy¹

First recorded in 1855–60; slum + -y ¹

We then drove to the gardens, which lie across the river, in quite a slummy part of the town.

The narrow streets of Westminster are curious and interesting, if occasionally just a trifle "slummy."

Once, I remember coming home sick at heart, from a visitation of one such slummy "lane."

It turned out to be a straggling row of rather slummy-looking cottages, with a post office, a general shop, and a public-house.

The earl was very much interested in the slums, perhaps because he was rather poor himself, if not quite slummy.

Browse