glauque — meaning in English

English meaning

• seedy adj Run-down, disreputable, or associated with dishonest or illegal activity.
• sketchy adj Incomplete or lacking in detail; only roughly outlined.

Senses

glauque is used for these senses in English:

• glaucous Of a pale grey or bluish-green, especially when covered with a powdery residue.
• seedy Shabby, run-down, possibly connected with bad, dishonest or illegal activities, somewhat disreputable.
• sketchy (North America, slang) Of questionable or doubtful quality.

seedy — full definition

1. adj Run-down, disreputable, or associated with dishonest or illegal activity.
2. adj Containing or full of seeds.

sketchy — full definition

1. adj Incomplete or lacking in detail; only roughly outlined.
2. adj Informal: suspicious, dishonest-seeming, or unsafe.

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