scummy

[skuhm-ee]

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adjective, scum·mi·er, scum·mi·est.

consisting of or having scum.

Informal. despicable; contemptible: That was a scummy trick.

Origin of scummy

First recorded in 1570–80; scum + -y¹

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Related Words for scummy

shoddy, cheap, viscous, distressing, miserable, pitiful, dismal, sad, worthless, vile, disgusting, odious, abhorrent, hateful, abominable, dusty, murky, muddy, disheveled, crummy

British Dictionary definitions for scummy

scummy

adjective -mier or -miest

of, resembling, consisting of, or covered with scum

dirty, unpleasant, or nasty

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Word Origin and History for scummy

adj.

1570s, from scum + -y (2). Transferred sense of "filthy, disreputable" is recorded from 1932. Related: Scumminess.