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Sleazy vs Squalid - What's the difference?

sleazy | squalid |

As adjectives the difference between sleazy and squalid

is that sleazy is marked by low quality; inferior; inadequate while squalid is extremely dirty and unpleasant.

As a noun squalid is

any member of the Squalidae.

sleazy

English

Adjective

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

    • Synonyms

    * skeezy

    Derived terms

    * sleaze

    squalid

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Extremely dirty and unpleasant.
  • Showing a contemptible lack of moral standards.
    • A squalid attempt to buy votes.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (zoology) Any member of the Squalidae.
  • * 2008 , David A. Ebert, James A. Sulikowski, Biology of Skates (page 126)
    • Numerous diet studies on squalids have shown that members of this family tend to feed mainly on teleosts and cephalopods