scumber
9.9
A person people strongly dislike because they behave badly or are dirty
- noun
- Offensive
:
escoria
- Everyone knows he is a scumber for always lying and cheating.
Examples
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That scoundrel is nothing but a scumber who takes advantage of others.
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The way he treats his friends makes him a true scumber in my eyes.
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So, Hooper, thank you very much, squats amid the scumber.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
206
8.1
A person who is seen as evil or dishonest
adds a sense of filth or insult beyond general worthlessness
162
9.5
A person who treats other people very badly and unfairly
is harsher about being filthy or contemptible rather than moral judgment
12
8.7
A cruel, dishonest person that many people hate
is also insulting but less extreme in calling them the worst
6
8.9
A very bad person who treats other people cruelly
uses stronger filthy imagery and contempt rather than just moral wrong
2
9.9
A small mean person that others dislike
is a general insult about being filthy or contemptible without smallness
1
9.9
A person who lies or cheats and treats others badly
focuses more on filthiness and general contempt than dishonesty
Antonyms
How Despicable
scum of the earth
12
8.7
- Offensive
12
8.7
lowlife
63
7.7
- Offensive
63
7.7
scumber
- Offensive
scum
206
8.1
- Offensive
206
8.1
scumbag
162
9.5
- Offensive
162
9.5
jerk
683
4.2
- Offensive
683
4.2
Surface Forms
Etymology
Scumber comes from the same idea as scum 'dirty material', so a scumber is someone seen as dirty, worthless, or a burden; that is why the word is used as a strong insult.