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scungiest

scungiest is the superlative form of scungy.

Meaning of scungy

Adjective

scungy (comparative scungier, superlative scungiest)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, US, informal) Dirty, messy; sordid.
    • […] bewitched by the culinary oddities introduced by migrants from the scungier sections of the Old World.1975, The Bulletin, Issues 4951-4963, page 44
    Synonyms:
    scummy

Questions about scungiest

What is scungiest the superlative form of?
Scungiest is the superlative form of scungy.

Words near scungiest in the dictionary

  1. scunged
  2. scungeing
  3. scunges
  4. scungier
  5. scungies
  6. scungiest
  7. scungile
  8. scungili
  9. scungilis
  10. scungille
  11. scungilli

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