"scummy" meaning in English

See scummy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: En-au-scummy.ogg [Australia] Forms: scummier [comparative], scummiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʌmi Etymology: scum + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|scum|y}} scum + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} scummy (comparative scummier, superlative scummiest)
  1. Covered in scum.
    Sense id: en-scummy-en-adj-LmFnQAyG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 100 0
  2. (slang) sleazy, worthless, no good Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-scummy-en-adj-vMLt1B00

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for scummy meaning in English (1.7kB)

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