scummy
/ˈskʌmi/
adjective
- Covered with or resembling a layer of dirt or froth on the surface of a liquid.
- The pond looked scummy and smelled bad after the algae bloom.
- The coffee left a scummy ring inside the mug.
- He wiped the scummy film off the top of the old fish tank.
- Morally low, dishonest, or contemptible.
- That scummy landlord refused to fix the broken heater all winter.
- I can't believe he stole from his own grandmother—what a scummy thing to do.
- The politician's scummy tactics turned many voters away.