scummy

scum

 (skŭm)

n.

1. A filmy or frothy layer of matter that forms on the surface of a liquid or body of water or on a hard surface.

2. The refuse or dross of molten metals.

3. Refuse or worthless matter.

4. Slang One, such as a person or an element of society, that is regarded as despicable or worthless.

v. scummed, scum·ming, scums

v.tr.

To remove the scum from.

v.intr.

To become covered with scum.

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[Middle English, from Middle Dutch schūm; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots.]

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scum′mer n.

scum′mi·ly adv.

scum′mi·ness n.

scum′my adj.

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scummy

(ˈskʌmɪ)

adj, -mier or -miest

1. of, resembling, consisting of, or covered with scum

2. dirty, unpleasant, or nasty

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scum•my

(ˈskʌm i)

adj. -mi•er, -mi•est.

1. consisting of or having scum.

2. despicable; contemptible.

[1570–80]

scum′mi•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	scummy - of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick" abject, low-down, scurvy, miserable, low contemptible - deserving of contempt or scorn
	2.	scummy - covered with scum; "the scummy surface of the polluted pond" dirty, soiled, unclean - soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves"

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Translations

scummy

[ˈskʌmɪ] ADJ

1. [liquid] → lleno de espuma; [pond] → cubierto de verdín

2. → canallesco, vil

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