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SLUMMY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does slummy mean?
• SLUMMY (adjective)
The adjective SLUMMY has 1 sense:
1. (of housing or residential areas) indicative of poverty
Familiarity information: SLUMMY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of housing or residential areas) indicative of poverty
Context example:
slum conditions
Similar:
poor (characterized by or indicating poverty)
Derivation:
slum (a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions)
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