of, resembling, consisting of, or covered with scum
2.
dirty, unpleasant, or nasty
scummy in American English
(ˈskʌmi)
adjectiveWord forms: ˈscummier or ˈscummiest
1.
of, like, or covered with scum
2. Informal
despicable; low; mean
scummy in American English
(ˈskʌmi)
adjectiveWord forms: -mier, -miest
1.
consisting of or having scum
2. informal
despicable; contemptible
That was a scummy trick
Word origin
[1570–80; scum + -y1]This word is first recorded in the period 1570–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: agent, balloon, bracket, cartridge, skeleton-y is a native English suffix of adjectives meaning “characterized by or inclined to”the substance or action of the word or stem to which the suffix is attached. Otherwords that use the affix -y include: dreamy, grouchy, juicy, rumbly
Examples of 'scummy' in a sentence
scummy
How scummy are they going to look?
The Sun (2013)
Keep on skimming the scummy froth with a spoon.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The scummy gnome has been silenced.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
I was looking every bit the scummy traveller, but somehow it didn't seem to matter.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Is it scummy that they have him ambushed by photographers, sending him to the tabloid front pages?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Both work in the signature style of 2016: recycling scummy materials in a search for poetry.