Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scummish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scum-mish
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of scummy.

Etymology

From scum + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more scummish (comparative) most scummish (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does scummish mean?
Synonym of scummy.
Where does scummish come from?
From scum + -ish.

How to pronounce scummish

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