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slummiest

slummiest is the superlative form of slummy.

Meaning of slummy

Adjective

slummy (comparative slummier, superlative slummiest)

  1. Like a slum; run-down, dirty, decrepit.
    • Cars and unemployment increased. Council houses took on a slummier look.2003, Alasdair Gray, “Miss Kincaid's Autumn”, in Every Short Story, Canongate, published 2012, page 745

Questions about slummiest

What is slummiest the superlative form of?
Slummiest is the superlative form of slummy.

Words near slummiest in the dictionary

  1. slummed
  2. slummed it
  3. slummer
  4. slummers
  5. slummier
  6. slummiest
  7. slummification
  8. slumminess
  9. slumming
  10. slumming it
  11. slummings

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