scummy
Example Sentences
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“Bunny” This East Village indie by debut director Ben Jacobson is a scummy gem.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025
Those with their credibility in question include “the 17-year-old at issue in the investigation” and Gaetz’s scummy ex-friend who’s cooperating with the feds.
From Slate • Sep. 24, 2022
Listen, spin docs: Quit rebranding pols who’ve acted scummy!
From Washington Post • Sep. 22, 2022
Typically, microbial inks rely on a scaffold of polymers to stiffen their scummy forms.
From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2021
At the bottom of the boat, a plastic bag and two empty Coke cans floated in several inches of scummy water.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
