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单词 sleazy
释义 slea·zy
\-zē, -zi\ adjective
or slee·zy \-lēz-\
(-er/-est)
Etymology: origin unknown
1.
 a. : lacking firmness of texture : having little substance : flimsy
  < wore a sleazy yellow coat and cheap high-heeled shoes — Wenzell Brown >
 b.
  (1) : carelessly made of inferior materials : shoddy
   < sleazy new apartment blocks, their broken rubble-salvaged brick unfaced — Flora Lewis >
  (2) : marked by disrepair and cheapness : shabby
   < a sleazy rooming house sadly in need of paint >
2.
 a. : marked by slightness : unsubstantial
  < the series as a whole is sleazy as history though frequently helpful as criticism — G.H.Genzmer >
 b. : marked by cheapness of character or atmosphere
  < a sleazy little gold digger — New Republic >
  < the sleazy submerged seldom glimpsed underworld — J.B.Martin >
 c. : marked by low ethical standards
  < outlaws about a dozen of the sleazier forms of competition — Fortune >
  < a sleazy maneuver — H.C.Lodge >
 d. : marked by low artistic quality
  < too many sleazy spy stories — Harper's >
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