scummy
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scum
(skŭm)n.
1. A filmy or frothy layer of matter that forms on the surface of a liquid or body of water or on a hard surface.
2. The refuse or dross of molten metals.
3. Refuse or worthless matter.
4. Slang One, such as a person or an element of society, that is regarded as despicable or worthless.
v. scummed, scum·ming, scums
v.tr.
To remove the scum from.
v.intr.
To become covered with scum.
scum′mer n.
scum′mi·ly adv.
scum′mi·ness n.
scum′my adj.
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scummy
(ˈskʌmɪ)adj, -mier or -miest
1. of, resembling, consisting of, or covered with scum
2. dirty, unpleasant, or nasty
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scum•my
(ˈskʌm i)adj. -mi•er, -mi•est.
1. consisting of or having scum.
2. despicable; contemptible.
[1570–80]
scum′mi•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. |  scummy - of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick"contemptible - deserving of contempt or scorn |
| 2. | scummy - covered with scum; "the scummy surface of the polluted pond" dirty, soiled, unclean - soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves" |
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