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
Of course that would be scummy, and it sounds like it must be fraud.
From Slate • Dec. 6, 2022
Listen, spin docs: Quit rebranding pols who’ve acted scummy!
From Washington Post • Sep. 22, 2022
NVHAP, a risk for virtually all hospital patients, is often caused by bacteria from the mouth that gathers in the scummy biofilm on unbrushed teeth and is aspirated into the lungs.
From Salon • Jul. 17, 2022
By the time he finished, the clean water in his basin had become a scummy soup.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
