sleaziness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English sleazy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English sleaziness From sleazy + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The property of being sleazy.
He didnʼt look like a gangster or pimp but he carried the sleaziness of someone who did barely legal work.
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