seamiest
Lowest, most sordid
Seamiest is the superlative of seamy, meaning the most sordid, degraded, or morally distasteful: the seamiest corners of the city, the seamiest details of the scandal.
The term derives from the seam side of a garment—the rough, hidden underside where stitching shows—suggesting what lies beneath a respectable surface.
Rundown and disreputable
- squalidExtremely dirty and neglected
- disreputableHaving poor standing
- degradedReduced in rank or quality
- debasedReduced in worth
depraved · shameful · unsavory · scandalous · lurid · low-life · notorious · ignoble
Grossly offensive to decency
- lewdObscenely sexual
- indecentOffensive to accepted standards
- salaciousLewdly interested in intimacy
- raunchyCrudely sexual in nature
smutty · bawdy · ribald · off-color · risqué · coarse · crude · profane
Corrupt payment for influence
- graftIllicit political gain
- kickbackIllegal payment for services
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- racketeeringConducting illegal business schemes
extortion · malfeasance · sleaze · cronyism · nepotism · money laundering · profiteering · underhanded
seedy
Rundown and disreputable
- squalidExtremely dirty and neglected
- disreputableHaving poor standing
- degradedReduced in rank or quality
debased · depraved · shameful · unsavory · scandalous · lurid · low-life · notorious · ignoble · base
obscene
Grossly offensive to decency
raunchy · smutty · bawdy · ribald · off-color · risqué · coarse · crude · profane · filthy
bribery
Corrupt payment for influence
- graftIllicit political gain
- kickbackIllegal payment for services
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
racketeering · extortion · malfeasance · sleaze · cronyism · nepotism · money laundering · profiteering · underhanded · venal
cheap
Low in price
flashy · showy · meretricious · brassy · loud · kitschy · chintzy · glitzy · ostentatious · trashy