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单词 scuzzy
释义

scuzzy

[ skuhz-ee ]
/ ˈskʌz i /
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adjective, scuzz·i·er, scuzz·i·est.Slang.

dirty, grimy, sordid, or repulsive; disgusting.
Also scuzz.

Origin of scuzzy

First recorded in 1965–70; expressive coinage; compare similar phonetic components of scum, fuzzy, lousy, sleazy

Words nearby scuzzy

scutular, scutulum, scutum, scutwork, scuzz, scuzzy, scybalous, scybalum, Scylla, Scylla and Charybdis, scyphate
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Example sentences from the Web for scuzzy

  • Galt climbed into the old claw-footed bathtub, which was scuzzy and stained, its tarnished drain a tangle of hairs.

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British Dictionary definitions for scuzzy

scuzzy
/ (ˈskʌzɪ) /

adjective -zier or -ziest

slang, mainly US unkempt, dirty, or squalid

Word Origin for scuzzy

C20: perhaps from disgusting or perhaps from a blend of scum and fuzz
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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