scummy

adjective

Definition of scummynext
as in dirty
arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust the jury was disgusted by the scummy behavior of the defendant in the courtroom

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scummy
  1. dirty
  2. lame
  3. cheap
  4. pitiful
  5. nasty
  6. disgusting
  7. wretched
  8. hateful
Adjective
  • The dirty secret is that students don't want to take courses in neo-Marxist nonsense.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
  • But this flavor swaps dirty diesel for a clean and quiet electric drivetrain built around a 74-kWh battery pack for more than 90 miles (150 km) of hauling over all kinds of challenging terrain.
    Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of dirty
Adjective
  • As holidays go, however, Flag Day can feel a bit lame.
    Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 June 2021
  • My 11-year-old loved watching the pups roll balls and play a giant floor piano, but for non-dog owners (guilty as charged), parts of the series—like dressing dogs in little hats and outfits for a Parisian fashion show—feel lame.
    Tim Neville, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2020
Definition of lame
Adjective
  • Consumers tend to shift to cheaper alternatives or reduce their overall spending if the prices continue to rise.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
  • In previous Black Fridays, Hulu offered viewers subscriptions for as cheap as 99 cents, while Max gave people six months of streaming for just $2.99 monthly.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of cheap
Adjective
  • The Bucs gained 156 yards on 32 carries, with the Giants’ pitiful tackling paving the way to most of those yards.
    Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
  • This pitiful state of affairs has arisen even though the EU has a strong industrial base and counts four of the world’s ten largest arms exporters among its members.
    Norbert Röttgen, Foreign Affairs, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of pitiful
Adjective
  • After Kyle updated her on her current relationship with The Agency founder, Sutton admitted she wasn't convinced that things wouldn't turn nasty once the matter of money got involved.
    Esther Kang, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
  • That kind of personal data theft is nasty but understandable.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of nasty
Adjective
  • Factor in all the poor life choices college students are famed for and some extremely creative (if often disgusting) superpowers, then allow for The Boys' trademark ultraviolence, and one thing's for sure—the kids of Gen V are most definitely not alright.
    Matt Kamen, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Otherwise, the food product can end up greasy, spongy, or just plain disgusting.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of disgusting
Adjective
  • Under these wretched circumstances, the world shrank to my bedroom.
    Esmé Weijun Wang, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2024
  • He’s asked to rattle off a long, wretched list of brutal injuries.
    Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
Definition of wretched
Adjective
  • The 24-year-old actress — who plays Nessarose, sister to Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba, in the box-office hit movie musical — condemned the insensitive and hateful remarks that have been directed toward her character in a new video shared a week after Wicked hit theaters on Nov. 22.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
  • One Black officer tried to reason with the marchers, pointing out that they were bound to see confrontation from people for shouting hateful things.
    Bailey Gallion, The Enquirer, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of hateful
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“Scummy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scummy. Accessed 12 Dec. 2024.

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