Synonyms for slummy


Grammar : Adj
Spell : sluhm-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈslʌm i

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Définition of slummy

Origin :
  • 1873, from slum (n.) + -y (2). Related: Slummily; slumminess.
  • As in sordid : adj dirty, bad, low
  • As in dilapidated : adj falling apart; in ruins
Example sentences :
  • We then drove to the gardens, which lie across the river, in quite a slummy part of the town.
  • Extract from : « A Journal from Japan » by Marie Carmichael Stopes
  • The narrow streets of Westminster are curious and interesting, if occasionally just a trifle "slummy."
  • Extract from : « Highways and Byways in London » by Mrs. E. T. Cook.
  • Don't you believe she has been led away into any slummy place, for the sake of politics or anything else.
  • Extract from : « Sunrise » by William Black

Antonyms for slummy

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