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scum-ridden

scum-ridden adjective: dominated or plagued by scum.

Adjective

scum-ridden (comparative more scum-ridden, superlative most scum-ridden)

  1. dominated or plagued by scum.
    • the scum-ridden streets of the city

Forms of scum-ridden

comparativemore scum-ridden
superlativemost scum-ridden

Origin of scum-ridden

From scum + -ridden.

Questions about scum-ridden

What does scum-ridden mean?
Scum-ridden means dominated or plagued by scum.
What part of speech is scum-ridden?
Scum-ridden is an adjective.

Words near scum-ridden in the dictionary

  1. sculsh
  2. scum
  3. scum of the earth
  4. scum valve
  5. scum valves
  6. scum-ridden
  7. scumbag
  8. scumbaggery
  9. scumbagginess
  10. scumbaggy
  11. scumbags

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