scummy
[skuhm-ee]
/ ˈskʌm i /
ADJECTIVE
contemptible
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK
Antonyms
ADJECTIVE
dirty
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Antonyms
ADJECTIVE
filthy
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Antonyms
ADJECTIVE
foamy
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Antonyms
WEAK
ADJECTIVE
grungy
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Antonyms
ADJECTIVE
lathery
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ADJECTIVE
miry
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ADJECTIVE
mucky
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ADJECTIVE
oozy
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ADJECTIVE
shabby
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
ADJECTIVE
slimy
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
ADJECTIVE
sludgy
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ADJECTIVE
slushy
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ADJECTIVE
sorry
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Antonyms
ADJECTIVE
spumous
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ADJECTIVE
spumy
Synonyms
ADJECTIVE
sudsy
Synonyms
ADJECTIVE
uncleanly
Synonyms
WEAK
bedraggled
begrimed
contaminated
cruddy
crummy
defiled
disarrayed
dishabille
disheveled
dreggy
dungy
dusty
filthy
foul
fouled
greasy
grimy
grubby
grungy
icky
lousy
messy
mucky
muddy
murky
nasty
polluted
raunchy
scuzzy
slatternly
slimy
sloppy
slovenly
smudged
smutty
soiled
sooty
spattered
spotted
squalid
stained
straggly
sullied
unclean
undusted
unhygienic
unkempt
unlaundered
unsanitary
unsightly
unswept
untidy
unwashed
yucky
Example Sentences
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Scummy blankets of blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria, have appeared at alarming scales since the early 2000s, killing plants and fish and straining water treatment facilities.
From Salon • Nov. 18, 2018