sleaziness

sleaziness
noun
1. morally dishonorable
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an embarrassing sleaziness that I hope will be corrected by the more ethical newspapers

Derivationally related forms: ↑sleazy
Hypernyms: ↑dishonorableness, ↑dishonourableness
2. a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing
Syn: ↑shabbiness, ↑seediness, ↑manginess
Derivationally related forms: ↑sleazy, ↑mangy (for: ↑manginess), ↑seedy (for: ↑seediness), ↑shabby (for: ↑shabbiness)
Hypernyms: ↑inelegance
Hyponyms: ↑raggedness

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Sleaziness — Slea zi*ness, n. Quality of being sleazy. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sleaziness — sleazy ► ADJECTIVE (sleazier, sleaziest) 1) sordid, corrupt, or immoral. 2) (of a place) squalid and seedy. DERIVATIVES sleazily adverb sleaziness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «thin or flimsy»: of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

  • sleaziness — noun see sleazy …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sleaziness — See sleazily. * * * …   Universalium

  • sleaziness — noun The property of being sleazy …   Wiktionary

  • sleaziness — n. shabbiness; baseness, despicableness; cheapness, tawdriness; flimsiness …   English contemporary dictionary

  • sleaziness — slea·zi·ness …   English syllables

  • sleaziness — See: sleazy …   English dictionary

  • manginess — noun a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing • Syn: ↑shabbiness, ↑seediness, ↑sleaziness • Derivationally related forms: ↑sleazy (for: ↑sleaziness), ↑mangy, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • seediness — noun a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing • Syn: ↑shabbiness, ↑manginess, ↑sleaziness • Derivationally related forms: ↑sleazy (for: ↑sleaziness), ↑mangy …   Useful english dictionary

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