sleazy

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So sleazy were the Swift Boat attacks, that now, in 2008, not only have news organization shied away from any such coverage, but journalists have also largely given John McCain a pass on his war record.

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  1. adjective Shabby, dirty, and vulgar; tawdry: "sleazy storefronts with torn industrial carpeting and dirt on the walls” (Seattle Weekly).
  2. adjective Dishonest or corrupt; disreputable: Some sleazy characters hang around casinos.
  3. adjective Made of low-quality materials; cheap or shoddy.
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  • Perhaps because it seemed a little sleazy, as if she'd been manipulated by an unknown source whose agenda was still unclear. —  Lippman, Laura - [Tess Monaghan 02] - Charm City
  • Maybe the GOP should just become the party of the sleazy -- that fits a lot of voters! —  Waldo's Virginia Political Blogroll
  • Although the work might be regarded as sleazy, the women obey strict rules when dealing with clients. —  IOL: News
  • Obama blew off Fox News because of the sleazy (and frequently counter-factual) way they have reported on him. —  One Thousand Reasons
  • Sleepless in Seattle to There's Something About Mary to The 40 Year Old Virgin: the protagonists fall in love partly because everybody else they meet, screw, are engaged to turns out to be sleazy or sappy or just sort of too weird. —  Home | The New York Observer
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  1. Also sleezy, also dial. slazy; supposed to be from German schleissig, schlissig, worn out, threadbare, easily split, from schleissen, split, slit: see slit, slice. It is not probable, however, that a G. adj, would thus come into popular English use. Kennett (in Halliwell) connects sleazy with Silesia (cf. silesia, a stuff so called).
 

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