SCUZZY Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

scuzzy

adjective

Definition of scuzzy

slang

as in dusty

severely lacking in cleanliness My friend thinks that scuzzy dive bar has "character," but the smell alone is enough to keep me far away from that place.

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Recent Examples of scuzzy The Stones are at their best when playing scuzzy blues with the shellac stripped away. — David Harris, SPIN, 6 July 2026 Gone is the attention to process and scuzzy detail that made the first heist film notable, replaced here by a wild, drunken emotional energy that dispenses with story logic and clarity. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025 Back in New York, following Marty’s unimaginable defeat in London, Abel Ferrara appears as a scuzzy street-level gangster who entrusts Marty and his taxi-driving best friend Wally (Tyler Okonma) with his near feral dog. — Peter Debruge, Variety, 1 Dec. 2025 Knight convincingly takes us back to the grimy, scuzzy streets of 1880s East London for a showdown in and out of the boxing ring. — Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for scuzzy

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Adjective

The state was apportioned a bare 300,000 acre-feet a year in 1928, when Las Vegas was merely a dusty outpost miles from the Hoover Dam construction site.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
On July 2, 2025, a burst with energy equivalent to 1,000 suns blazing for 10 billion years lit up Fermi’s detectors, heading from a dusty galaxy about eight billion light-years from Earth.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of dusty

Adjective

There are several different subtypes of New York City Restaurant, from the humble old-timers (Katz’s, Nom Wah) to the temples of filthy lucre (Bemelmans, Rao’s).

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
The invention’s intent was to cut down on distracted driving — in addition to the frustration of digging around under filthy car seats.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of filthy

Adjective

Monday Volume for lift without greasy roots Stubbs also recommended Monday Volume Shampoo for hair that needs a boost without weight.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
My hair looks healthier and feels way smoother, and my final look comes out polished without any greasy residue.

— Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of greasy

Adjective

There is an accumulation of black growth on the lid and metal chute inside of ice machine.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
To keep your witch costume fashionably chic, pointy-toe black lace-up boots or pumps are the perfect finishing touch.

— Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of black

Adjective

In the world of sports broadcasting, ESPN and Buck did Aikman dirty.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026
Now Gizelle has to decide whether that person is her longtime friend in real life or the woman who has spent the past several seasons doing much of her dirty work.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of dirty

Adjective

His current employer is Damien Cantor, an authentically sleazy and slippery character who operates under no discernible code beyond indulging a dumb, preening narcissism.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026
The alien spends much of the runtime going by the alias of John Carpenter (Jesus's profession, same initials), and is ultimately betrayed by someone close to him, Helen's sleazy boyfriend Tom (Hugh Marlowe), fulfilling Judas's role in the story.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of sleazy

Adjective

The once grand building, where celebrities and socialites have slept, lived, and partied for decades, is undeniably shabby, with worn carpets and crumbling plumbing.

— Kim Velsey, Curbed, 15 Oct. 2026
These shabby little movie houses, tucked away in the back alleys of Shinjuku, smelled of urine and stale tobacco.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of shabby

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