Sleazy vs. Sordid — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Sleazy and Sordid
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Sleazy
Shabby, dirty, and vulgar; tawdry
"sleazy storefronts with torn industrial carpeting and dirt on the walls" (Seattle Weekly).
Sordid
Involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt
The story paints a sordid picture of bribes and scams
Sleazy
Dishonest or corrupt; disreputable
Some sleazy characters hang around casinos.
Sordid
Dirty or squalid
The overcrowded housing conditions were sordid and degrading
Sleazy
Made of low-quality materials; cheap or shoddy.
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Sordid
Morally degraded
"The sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils" (James Joyce).
Sleazy
Thin and loosely woven; flimsy
The coat has a sleazy lining.
Sordid
Distasteful, ignoble, vile, or contemptible.
Sleazy
Marked by low quality; inferior; inadequate.
Sordid
Dirty or squalid.
Sleazy
Raunchy or perverted in nature; tastelessly sexual.
Sordid
Morally degrading.
Sleazy
Untrustworthy.
Sordid
Grasping; stingy; avaricious.
Sleazy
Thin and flimsy.
Sordid
Of a dull colour.
Sleazy
Wanting firmness of texture or substance; thin; flimsy; as, sleazy silk or muslin.
Sordid
Filthy; foul; dirty.
A sordid god; down from his hoary chinA length of beard descends, uncombed, unclean.
Sleazy
Of cloth; thin and loosely woven;
The coat has a sleazy lining
Sordid
Vile; base; gross; mean; as, vulgar, sordid mortals.
Sleazy
Of very poor quality
Sordid
Meanly avaricious; covetous; niggardly.
He may be old,And yet sordid, who refuses gold.
Sleazy
Morally degraded;
A seedy district
The seamy side of life
Sleazy characters hanging around casinos
Sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls
The sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils
The squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal
Sordid
Morally degraded;
A seedy district
The seamy side of life
Sleazy characters hanging around casinos
Sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls
The sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils
The squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal
Sordid
Unethical or dishonest;
Dirty police officers
A sordid political campaign
Sordid
Foul and run-down and repulsive;
A flyblown bar on the edge of town
A squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town
Squalid living conditions
Sordid shantytowns
Sordid
Meanly avaricious and mercenary;
Sordid avarice
Sordid material interests
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