sleazier
Less morally upstanding
Sleazier is the comparative form of sleazy, meaning more sordid, disreputable, or morally compromised.
A neighborhood can be sleazier than another, or a politician's tactics sleazier than his opponent's: The bar got sleazier after midnight.
The word carries connotations of cheap corruption and seedy dishonesty.
Disreputable or sun-blocked
- sordidMorally foul or base
- seedyRundown and disreputable
- sketchyIncomplete or suspicious
- dodgyQuestionable in character
shifty · crooked · dubious · unsavory · notorious · infamous · scandalous · discreditable
Discolored from grime
- squalidExtremely dirty and neglected
- grungyDirty and rundown
- filthyThoroughly unclean
- greasyCovered in slick fat
run-down · seamy · dilapidated · shabby · grubby · foul · rank · musty
Morally corrupt, perverse
- corruptDishonest, open to bribes
- licentiousSexually unrestrained behavior
- lewdObscenely sexual
- lecherousShowing excessive sexual desire
perverse · dissolute · debauched · degenerate · salacious · lascivious · prurient · indecent
Cheaply ornate and vulgar
cheap · flashy · vulgar · tasteless · kitschy · chintzy · glitzy · showy
Secretly dishonest or unfair
- deceitfulInclined to mislead others
- schemingCrafty and calculating
- connivingSecretly planning wrongdoing
- manipulativeSkilled at controlling others
fraudulent · dishonest · sneaky · slippery · unscrupulous · swindling · double-dealing · duplicitous
shady
Disreputable or sun-blocked
dodgy · shifty · crooked · dubious · unsavory · notorious · infamous · scandalous · discreditable · shameful
dingy
Discolored from grime
greasy · run-down · seamy · dilapidated · shabby · grubby · foul · rank · musty · dank
depraved
Morally corrupt, perverse
- corruptDishonest, open to bribes
- licentiousSexually unrestrained behavior
- lewdObscenely sexual
lecherous · perverse · dissolute · debauched · degenerate · salacious · lascivious · prurient · indecent · promiscuous
tawdry
Cheaply ornate and vulgar
cheesy · cheap · flashy · vulgar · tasteless · kitschy · chintzy · glitzy · showy · ostentatious
underhanded
Secretly dishonest or unfair
- deceitfulInclined to mislead others
- schemingCrafty and calculating
- connivingSecretly planning wrongdoing
manipulative · fraudulent · dishonest · sneaky · slippery · unscrupulous · swindling · double-dealing · duplicitous · treacherous