"slummy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈslʌmi/ [UK] Forms: slummier [comparative], slummiest [superlative]
Etymology: From slum + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|slum|y}} slum + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} slummy (comparative slummier, superlative slummiest)
  1. Like a slum; run-down, dirty, decrepit. Translations (like a slum): slummimainen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-slummy-en-adj-oBIM-Bwj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

Inflected forms

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