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
But it’s not too late to rescue even a disaster like scummy tea.
From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2024
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
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
