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# scummy

«scummy» in Mova's school dictionary: **covered with scum, a dirty layer floating on liquid** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (scummy, scummier, scummiest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Scummy means covered with scum, a dirty layer floating on liquid. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scummy/#m1)

2) (slang, rude) Scummy means nasty, dirty or dishonest. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scummy/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science and everyday life: a scummy pond, a scummy bath ring. In rough talk: «a scummy trick». Phrases: «scummy water», «a scummy thing to do».

### examples

- The pond was green and scummy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scummy/#x1)
- Don't drink that scummy water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scummy/#x2)
- There's a scummy ring around the bath. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scummy/#x3)
- (slang) Taking his lunch was a scummy thing to do. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scummy/#x4)
- (slang) He's a scummy little liar. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scummy/#x5)

### note

From «scum» + y (double m). The second meaning is rude slang.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «scummy» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scummy/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.