slangy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for slangy
Adjective
  • And in general, the A.I. bots were useful for sharpening prose and cleaning up clunky, ungrammatical sentences.
    Brian X. Chen, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2023
  • That could be useful for conversations where telegraphic, ungrammatical messages would come off as impolite.
    Tom Simonite, Wired, 18 Oct. 2020
Adjective
  • Look, the game is about first impressions and making decisions that are sort of uneducated.
    Michael Cuby, Them., 31 Mar. 2025
  • Similar views applied to immigrants from southern and eastern Europe, whom many Americans regarded as poor, uneducated, and inferior.
    Made by History, Time, 26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • On multiple occasions over the last few days, in important ties (also referring to the League Cup final in England between Chelsea and Manchester City last Saturday at Pride Park, home of second-tier men’s team Derby County), our members have been asked to play in substandard conditions.
    Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Congo threw its best elite army units into Goma, alongside substandard regular units.
    Emmet Livingstone, The Dial, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Slangy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slangy. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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