"scummy" in the adjective sense

1. abject, low, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy

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"

2. scummy

covered with scum

"the scummy surface of the polluted pond"

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