Slummy (Adjective)
Meaning
(of housing or residential areas) indicative of poverty; "a slummy part of town"; "slum conditions".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The report highlighted the need for urban renewal in the city's slummy neighborhoods.
- She grew up in a slummy part of town but never let it define her aspirations.
- Local authorities have been working to improve conditions in the slummy housing estates on the outskirts.
- Regrettably, far too many families still live in slummy accommodations lacking basic amenities.
- The charity focused on providing aid to families living in the slummy shantytowns surrounding the city.