scummy
Example Sentences
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“If you want to know how scummy the Razzie awards are, look no further than them nominating a 12-year-old for worst actress,” said another Twitter user.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2023
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
In “432 Park Avenue, Manhattan,” which depicts a supertall residential tower that may be more an investment storehouse than an actual home, a little scummy foam jiggles on the water’s surface.
From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2022
They came into town once a week, their skin scummy and stinking and blackened from oil and caked-on dirt, to get a bath and a shave at the barbershop.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
