scummy
Example Sentences
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And there are bad, scummy, volatile meme stocks like Bed Bath & Beyond.
From Slate • May 13, 2024
But it’s not too late to rescue even a disaster like scummy tea.
From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2024
Listen, spin docs: Quit rebranding pols who’ve acted scummy!
From Washington Post • Sep. 22, 2022
NVHAP, a risk for virtually all hospital patients, is often caused by bacteria from the mouth that gathers in the scummy biofilm on unbrushed teeth and is aspirated into the lungs.
From Salon • Jul. 17, 2022
“That’s a pretty scummy trick I’d be playing on the men in the squadron, isn’t it?”
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
