Scummy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of the most contemptible kind

covered with scum

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skˈʌmi/

🇬🇧British English

/skˈʌmi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skˈʌmi/

2 syllables Say it as /skˈʌmi/.

Examples

abject cowardice
a low stunt to pull
a low-down sneak

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

abject scurvy miserable low low-down

Parts of Speech

adjective	of the most contemptible kind “abject cowardice”
adjective	covered with scum “the scummy surface of the polluted pond”

Word Forms

scum

noun

a film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schäbig

der abscheulichsten Art

🇫🇷French

écumeux

du genre le plus méprisable

🇪🇸Spanish

espumoso

del tipo más despreciable

🇮🇹Italian

scadente

del tipo più spregevole

🇳🇱Dutch

smerig

van de meest verachtelijke soort

🇵🇹Portuguese

nojento

do tipo mais desprezível

🇷🇺Russian

грязный

самого презренного вида

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झागदार

अत्यंत घृणित प्रकार का

🇧🇩Bengali

নোংরা

সবচেয়ে ঘৃণ্য ধরনের

🇮🇳Tamil

கசப்பான

மிகவும் இழிவான வகை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఒట్టు

అత్యంత అవమానకరమైన రకం

🇮🇳Marathi

घाण

सर्वात निंदनीय प्रकारचा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગંદકીવાળું

સૌથી ધિક્કારપાત્ર પ્રકારનું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೊಳಕು

ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಅವಹೇಳನಕಾರಿ ರೀತಿಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചീഞ്ഞ

ഏറ്റവും നിന്ദ്യമായ തരത്തിലുള്ള

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੰਦੀ

ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਘਿਣਾਉਣੀ ਕਿਸਮ ਦਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

گندا

سب سے زیادہ حقیر قسم کی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

人渣

最令人鄙视的一种

🇯🇵Japanese

汚い

最も卑劣な種類の

🇰🇷Korean

지저분한

가장 경멸스러운 종류의

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cặn bã

thuộc loại đáng khinh nhất

🇹🇭Thai

สกปรก

ที่น่าชิงชังอย่างที่สุด

🇮🇩Indonesian

berbuih

dari jenis yang paling hina

🇵🇭Filipino

madulas

sa pinakakasuklam-suklam na uri

🇲🇾Malay

busuk

jenis yang paling hina

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حقير

من النوع الأكثر احتقارا

🇮🇷Persian

کثیف

از حقیرترین نوع

🇹🇷Turkish

iğrenç

en aşağılık türden

🇮🇱Hebrew

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