— sleazily , adv. — sleaziness , n.
/slee"zee, slay"zee/ , adj., sleazier, sleaziest .
1. contemptibly low, mean, or disreputable: sleazy politics.
2. squalid; sordid; filthy; dilapidated: a sleazy hotel.
3. thin or poor in texture, as a fabric; cheap; flimsy: a sleazy dress; a sleazy excuse.
[ 1635-45; (def. 3) of obscure orig. (prob. unrelated to SILESIA other than by folk etym.); sense of defs. 1-2 (first attested 1941) perh. represent a distinct word ]