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bescummer


Meanings
  • Adjective

    A state of being covered in or affected by something unpleasant or dirty.

    - "After the storm, the streets were bescummed with mud."
    - "The factory workers toiled in a bescummed environment."

Variants
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Bessemer , Henry Bessemer , Sir Henry Bessemer , Bessemer process , Bessemer processes
Etymology
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Originally derived from the Old English word 'bescumen', meaning 'to cover' or 'to smear'.


Trivia
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  1. The word 'bescummed' is not commonly used in everyday language, but is often found in literature and poetry to describe grimy or unsanitary conditions.

  2. The word 'bescummed' is sometimes used figuratively to describe someone who has been involved in a scandal or has a reputation that is tarnished.


Related Concepts
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  1. filth: Bescummer is related to the concept of filth or dirt, and is often used to describe something covered in it.

  2. pollution: Bescummer is also related to the concept of pollution, as something that is bescummed is often contaminated or affected by something unpleasant.


Culture
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Bescummer has been used in literature to describe the grimy and unsanitary conditions of urban life during the Industrial Revolution.

How to Memorize "bescummer"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a dirty street covered in mud and rain, and imagine the word 'bescummed' describing the scene.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'bescummed' with the feeling of being covered in something unpleasant or dirty.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic by remembering the 'b' in 'bescummed' stands for 'besmirched' or 'covered in something unpleasant'.


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