sleazy
adjective
contemptibly low, mean, or disreputable.
sleazier
-
comparativeof sleazy.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
What makes this whole affair even sleazier is that it’s now apparent Bohn should never have been hired in the first place.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2023
You may know Pascal from “The Mandalorian,” in which his helmeted bounty hunter shepherds a cuddly alien through the Star Wars galaxy’s sleazier precincts.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2023
And Tucci, playing a sleazier Tony Stark, is forever spuming the orders and insults of an undersize bully.
From Time ● Jun. 26, 2014
That made Kasem a fixture on news outlets that feed on the sleazier side of celebrity life at a time when it wasn’t clear he was aware of it or even able to understand.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 16, 2014
Far from making life easier, January is turning football sleazier.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 5, 2011
