scummy

Other forms of scummy

comparative

scummier·

superlative

scummiest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about scummy

What does scummy mean?

scummy means "of the most contemptible kind". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in scummy?

scummy has 2 syllables and divides as scum-my under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for scummy?

Close synonyms include abject, low, low-down, miserable, scurvy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is scummy a common word?

scummy is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.