scungy
scungy · scungier · scungiest
Dirty, messy; sordidDirty, messy; sordid.
/ˈskʌnd͡ʒi/
Meaning
1 senses(Australia, New Zealand, US, informal)Dirty, messy; sordid.
1975, The Bulletin, Issues 4951-4963, page 44, […] bewitched by the culinary oddities introduced by migrants from the scungier sections of the Old World.
2007, Nigel Latta, Into the Darklands and Beyond, 2010, HarperCollins New Zealand, unnumbered page, They lived in a scungy state house that was far scungier than it needed to be.
Origin
From scunge + -y.From scunge + -y.
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Forms
scungier, scungiestSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedscunge
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form