seamy (s)
seedy (s)
sleazy (s)
sordid (s)
squalid (s)

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type s
lex_filenum 00
def morally degraded
examples a seedy district
the seamy side of life
sleazy characters hanging around casinos
sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls Seattle Weekly
the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils James Joyce
the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal
Outgoing links
Similar to disreputable
Derivationally related form squalid → squalidness
Derivationally related form sordid → sordidness
Derivationally related form sleazy → sleaziness
Incoming links
Similar to disreputable
Derivationally related form sordidness → sordid
Derivationally related form sleaziness → sleazy
Derivationally related form squalidness → squalid

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