trampy

adjective

as in corrupt
having loose sexual morals an author who mostly wrote hard-boiled fiction about macho men and trampy women

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trampy
  1. corrupt
  2. skanky
  3. slutty
  4. perverted
  5. sluttish
  6. sleazy
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, Democrats are strongly opposed to the kind of corrupt authoritarian government that Republicans seem unwilling to even speak out against.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The policy aims to make cadres more disciplined, effective and less corrupt.
    — KANIS LEUNG, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of corrupt
Adjective
  • My first outfit was from Le Chateau, a skanky bathing suit and a weird top.
    — Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 3 June 2022
Definition of skanky
Adjective
  • Was Ted and Tracy’s meet-cute as legend-wait for it-dary as his past romantic history with slutty pumpkins and tramp stamp removals and purple giraffes?
    — Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Deploying a top-notch slutty house-meets-electro record is one of the canniest moves he’s ever made.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 15 May 2026
Definition of slutty
Adjective
  • When the perverted old butcher claims a beautiful young bride, the poor girl barely makes a peep.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • That’s good, but his methods have become perverted along the way.
    — Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of perverted
Adjective
  • There is nothing quite so sluttish, apparently, as a lustful pistil.
    — Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Definition of sluttish
Adjective
  • His current employer is Damien Cantor, an authentically sleazy and slippery character who operates under no discernible code beyond indulging a dumb, preening narcissism.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The alien spends much of the runtime going by the alias of John Carpenter (Jesus's profession, same initials), and is ultimately betrayed by someone close to him, Helen's sleazy boyfriend Tom (Hugh Marlowe), fulfilling Judas's role in the story.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of sleazy
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