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crummy

1 American  
[kruhm-ee] / ˈkrʌm i /

adjective

crummier, crummiest

  1. Slang. Also

    1. dirty and run-down; shabby; seedy.

      a crummy fleabag of a hotel.

    2. of little or no value; cheap; worthless.

      crummy furniture that falls apart after a month of use.

    3. wretchedly inadequate; miserable; lousy.

      They pay crummy salaries.

noun

plural

crummies

  1. Railroads Slang. a caboose.

crummy 2 American  
[kruhm-ee, kroom-ee] / ˈkrʌm i, ˈkrʊm i /

noun

Chiefly Scot.

plural

crummies

  1. crummie.

crummy 1 British  
/ ˈkrʌmɪ /

adjective

  1. of little value; inferior; contemptible

  2. unwell or depressed

    to feel crummy
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crummy 2 British  
/ ˈkrʌmɪ /

noun

  1. a lorry that carries loggers to work from their camp

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Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of crummy

1855–60; perhaps obsolete crum crooked ( see crummie) + -y 1; sense “caboose” of unclear derivation and perhaps a distinct word

Example Sentences

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Crummy WiFi in your hotel room isn’t the world’s most pressing problem.

From Washington Post • Mar. 14, 2023

The Great Tapestry of Scotland was the brainchild of author Alexander McCall Smith and designed by artist Andrew Crummy.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2021

Crummy reception meant I couldn’t stream from Blade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2018

Dior Vargas, activist I’d recommend Lynda Barry’s Crummy and Phoebe Glockner’s Diary of a Teenage Girl – both amazing books that get to the heart of trauma and coming of age.

From The Guardian • Dec. 4, 2015

“Hit was jest go’n be something to tell and laugh about, same as if'n you’d named it the Crummy Hotel. I never thought to git drawed.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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