sleazier; sleaziest
2
a
: marked by low character or quality
sleazy tabloids
b
: squalid, dilapidated
sleazy bars
Examples of sleazy in a Sentence
a dancer in a sleazy outfit
a sleazy lothario who is always on the make
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But between a narcissistic president (Meryl Streep), a sleazy administration, and the country's la-la-land media machine, their world-ending warning is met with yawns and collective dismissal.
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Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 3 July 2025
The nine-part series explores the complex character of Cincinnati’s former mayor and the king of sleazy television.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Leguizamo’s character is too broadly sleazy, Chlumsky’s too bland.
—Judy Berman, Time, 27 June 2025
His class anxieties are a through line in the novel, as revealed in his constant conflict with Hooper, who is rapacious and sleazy.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025
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Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 3 July 2025
The nine-part series explores the complex character of Cincinnati’s former mayor and the king of sleazy television.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Leguizamo’s character is too broadly sleazy, Chlumsky’s too bland.
—Judy Berman, Time, 27 June 2025
His class anxieties are a through line in the novel, as revealed in his constant conflict with Hooper, who is rapacious and sleazy.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for sleazy
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“Sleazy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleazy. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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