sleazy
adjective
contemptibly low, mean, or disreputable.
sleaziness
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a word derived from
sleazy.
Example Sentences
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These winning, down-on-their-luck characters inject enough charm into the movie to counteract the sleaziness of the trope, although their victims are grieving elderly women, a uniquely vulnerable cohort.
From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2024
He added that there's also a standard of what in other industries might be seen as sleaziness that's normalized in music, and even expected.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2018
Honestly he's so evidently a sleazy guy that the kind of sleaziness of the encounter isnt particularly surprising, and the rest of it is very meh.
From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2018
Maybe not, but no matter how much certain displays of sleaziness may shock the pundits of social media, the public is surprisingly forgiving.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 17, 2016
In creative writing classes we warn of the sleaziness of the adverb, but we never quite discuss the many cheap thrills of local color worship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2014
