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sleaze (n.)
"condition of squalor," by 1967, back-formation from
sleazy
. Meaning "person of low moral standards," and the adjectival use, are attested from 1976.
unnatural (adj.)
early 15c., "not in accord with physical nature," from
un-
(1) "not" +
natural
(adj.). Meaning "artificial" is attested from 1746; that of "at variance with moral standards" is from 1520s. Related:
Unnaturally
;
unnaturalness
.