scummy
Example Sentences
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Now, the only way to get tickets is through resellers, which feels scummy at the very least.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025
Those with their credibility in question include “the 17-year-old at issue in the investigation” and Gaetz’s scummy ex-friend who’s cooperating with the feds.
From Slate • Sep. 24, 2022
Listen, spin docs: Quit rebranding pols who’ve acted scummy!
From Washington Post • Sep. 22, 2022
Darwin was the first modern observer to drop a pebble into the scummy pond of disgust studies.
From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2021
Abbey watched in fascination but I felt kind of weird, so I turned away and pretended to be enchanted by the scummy aquarium.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
