sleazy

Meaning

1. Marked by low quality; inferior; inadequate.
2. Raunchy or perverted in nature; tastelessly sexual.
3. Untrustworthy.
4. (dated) Thin and flimsy.

Synonyms

squalid

thin

cheap

seedy

sordid

bum

punk

chintzy

foul

cheesy

low

tinny

gross

crummy

lousy

nasty

lowlife

horrible

slimsy

abominable

detestable

vile

unkempt

of a loose texture

awful

gruesome

depraved

hideous

slight

shabby

seamy

slender

tenuous

ghastly

flimsy

fine

accursed

loathsome

scruffy

abhorrent

filmy

feeble

exquisite

disreputable

chaotic

dirty

dilapidated

insincere

impotent

impossible

Translations

vuig

untuoso

gemeen

rottig

ploertig

onguur

schmierig

orrendo

louche

orribile

gräßlich

gräulich

fromager

leggero

abscheulich

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsliː.zi/

Etymology

Origin obscure. Possibly a corruption of Silesia, through a word meaning Silesian cloth. Silesia was formerly the most important location of Germany’s weaving industry.