slummy

English

Etymology

From slum +‎ -y.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈslʌmi/

Adjective

slummy (comparative slummier, superlative slummiest)

  1. Like a slum; run-down, dirty, decrepit.
    • 2003, Alasdair Gray, “Miss Kincaid's Autumn”, in Every Short Story, Canongate, published 2012, page 745:
      Cars and unemployment increased. Council houses took on a slummier look.

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