Adjective
- 1. abject, low, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy, contemptible (vs. estimable)
- usage: of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick"
- 2. scummy, dirty (vs. clean), soiled, unclean
- usage: covered with scum; "the scummy surface of the polluted pond"
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