cruddy

[ kruhd-ee ]
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adjective,crud·di·er, crud·di·est.Slang.
  1. covered, encrusted, or saturated with dirt, grease, or other objectionable substance; filthy: It gets the cruddiest work clothes clean.

  2. worthless or useless; inferior in quality; lousy: a cruddy, broken-down car.

  1. extremely disagreeable in character; nasty; contemptible; lowdown: Keep your cruddy remarks to yourself.

Origin of cruddy

1
First recorded in 1945–50; crud + -y1

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British Dictionary definitions for cruddy

cruddy

/ (ˈkrʌdɪ) /


adjectivecruddier or cruddiest slang
  1. dirty or unpleasant

  2. of poor quality; contemptible

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