scummy
Example Sentences
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“Bunny” This East Village indie by debut director Ben Jacobson is a scummy gem.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025
But it’s not too late to rescue even a disaster like scummy tea.
From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2024
Listen, spin docs: Quit rebranding pols who’ve acted scummy!
From Washington Post • Sep. 22, 2022
Scott definitely wears a few things that feel appropriately scummy; watch for Wu-Tang Clan and Ghostface tees and a weird yellow shirt covered in mouths.
From Slate • Jun. 12, 2020
Mama was wrestling that hide out of the stream now, where it had been soaking for days and nights, gathering up its scummy, woolly slime.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
