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Loathsome vs Sleazy - What's the difference?

loathsome | sleazy |

As adjectives the difference between loathsome and sleazy

is that loathsome is highly offensive; sickening, abominable while sleazy is marked by low quality; inferior; inadequate.

loathsome

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • highly offensive; sickening, abominable

    • Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "loathsome" is often applied: disease, creature, thing, person, man, woman, dungeon, place, world, smell, act.

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    sleazy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Marked by low quality; inferior; inadequate.
  • Dishonorable; base; vulgar; raunchy; sordid.

    • Synonyms

    * skeezy

    Derived terms

    * sleaze