sleaziness
noun
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
morally dishonorable
an embarrassing sleaziness that I hope will be corrected by the more ethical newspapers
Types & categories
- dishonorableness hypernym
Related & opposite
- sordid derivation
Sense 2 noun
a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing
Types & categories
- inelegance hypernym
- raggedness hyponym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sordid |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | dishonorableness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bum |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | mangy |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | shabby |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | scruffy |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | inelegance |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | raggedness |