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slummy

adjective

(of housing or residential areas) indicative of poverty

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
S
Ends with
Y
Contains
LU
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈslʌmi

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. (of housing or residential areas) indicative of poverty

    “a slummy part of town”

In context

Example Sentences

a slummy part of town
industrial growth pockets have very slummy conditions
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