scummy
pronunciation
How to pronounce scummy in British English:
UK ['skʌmɪ]
How to pronounce scummy in American English:
US ['skʌmɪ]
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- Adjective:
- of the most contemptible kind
- covered with scum
Word Origin
- scummy (adj.)
- 1570s, from scum + -y (2). Transferred sense of "filthy, disreputable" is recorded from 1932. Related: Scumminess.
Example
- 1. He 's a lying , immature , scummy , two-faced .
- 2. The plot and characters are scummy teenagers that lack morals and integrity .
- 3. Making phones without replaceable batteries is simply a scummy marketing move and I don 't like it .
- 4. That 's a scummy trick .
- 5. You want me to take part in a scummy little plot .