sleazily

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as in shabbily

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  1. shabbily
  2. messily
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  • Her fury at Helios employees being treated so shabbily is matched only by her disbelief at Ger and his crew’s recklessness in allowing the consoles monitoring and controlling all of Happy Valley’s life-support systems and communications with the Titan mission unstaffed.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 1 May 2026
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  • Schreier shot the scene with both Josh and Ashley as the POV character, although it’s edited to judder messily between the two of them.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Even when Drew tries to messily prod at the massive elephant in the room at dinner, the conversation still reverts to Angela’s issues with Shamea.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 29 June 2026
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“Sleazily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleazily. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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