scummy
Example Sentences
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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
Typically, microbial inks rely on a scaffold of polymers to stiffen their scummy forms.
From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2021
“It’s scummy that Uber made me ‘confirm’ this before riding?
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2020
Abbey watched in fascination but I felt kind of weird, so I turned away and pretended to be enchanted by the scummy aquarium.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
