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
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
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
And worse, the teeth had braces, bands of corroded scummy metal with pieces of fish and driftwood and floating garbage stuck between them.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
