scuzzier

scuzzier
adj. unpleasant, disagreeable, seamy; vulgar; disgusting, repulsive

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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  • scuzzy — adjective (scuzzier; est) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1969 slang dirty, shabby, or foul in condition or character …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • scuzzy — /skuz ee/, adj., scuzzier, scuzziest. Slang. dirty, grimy, sordid, or repulsive; disgusting. Also, scuzz. [1965 70; expressive coinage; cf. similar phonetic components of SCUM, FUZZY, LOUSY, SLEAZY] * * * …   Universalium

  • scuzzy — [[t]skʌ̱zi[/t]] scuzzier, scuzziest ADJ GRADED Something that is scuzzy is dirty or disgusting. [INFORMAL] He wonders why the club is named after a scuzzy drug district in uptown New York …   English dictionary

  • scuzz — noun informal something disgusting or disreputable. ↘a disreputable or unpleasant person. Derivatives scuzzy adjective (scuzzier, scuzziest). Origin 1960s: prob. an informal abbrev. of disgusting …   English new terms dictionary

  • scuzzy — UK [ˈskʌzɪ] / US adjective Word forms scuzzy : adjective scuzzy comparative scuzzier superlative scuzziest informal extremely unpleasant and dirty …   English dictionary

  • scuzzy — /ˈskʌzi/ (say skuzee) adjective (scuzzier, scuzziest) Colloquial 1. filthy; grimy; disgusting. 2. of poor quality; inferior. 3. vulgar. Also, scuzz. {US, possibly extracted from disgusting, influenced by other sc words such as scum, scunge …  

  • scuzzy — ☆ scuzzy [skuz′ē ] adj. scuzzier, scuzziest [< ?] Slang dirty, shabby, disreputable, etc …   English World dictionary

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