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Webster 1913 Edition

(slē′zy̆)

Adj.

[Cf. G.

schleissig

worn out, threadbare, from

schleissen

to slit, split, decay, or E.

leasy

Lacking firmness of texture or substance; thin; flimsy;

as,

sleazy

silk or muslin

[Spelt also

slazy

, SLEE'ZY,

Adj.

[probably from the root of loose.] Thin; flimsy; wanting firmness of texture or substance; as sleezy silk or muslin.