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Definition of Scummy
1. Adjective. Of the most contemptible kind. "A scurvy trick"
2. Adjective. Covered with scum. "The scummy surface of the polluted pond"
Definition of Scummy
1. a. Covered with scum; of the nature of scum.
Definition of Scummy
1. Adjective. Covered in scum. ¹
2. Adjective. (slang) sleazy, worthless, no good ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scummy
1. covered with scum [adj -MIER, -MIEST] : SCUMMILY [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scummy
Literary usage of Scummy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2006)
"He dropped his boxers and stripped off his T-shirt and climbed into the tub,
sloshing gallons of water over the scummy tile floor. When I was two years old, ..."
2. Jehovah Himself Has Become King by Robert King (2005)
""I SHALL SMELT AWAY YOUR scummy DROSS" What does the verse mean that ...
That material was then skimmed off as scummy dross— leaving behind refined silver. ..."
3. Tea-blending as a Fine Art by Joseph M. Walsh (1896)
"... particularly if colored or with scummy infusion. While the Japan Tea Standards
represent about two grades above the lowest quality heretofore admitted, ..."
4. All Adventure: She Who Must Be Obeyed by H. Rider Haggard (2001)
"Now that the sun was getting high it drew thin, sickly looking clouds of poisonous
vapor from the surface of the marsh and from the scummy pools ..."
5. One of Ours by Willa Cather (1922)
"... morning to find a hole not too scummy, conveniently, and even picturesquely
situated, and had reported it to the Lieutenants. Captain Maxey, Hicks said, ..."
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