cruddy
Americanadjective
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covered, encrusted, or saturated with dirt, grease, or other objectionable substance; filthy.
It gets the cruddiest work clothes clean.
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worthless or useless; inferior in quality; lousy.
a cruddy, broken-down car.
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extremely disagreeable in character; nasty; contemptible; lowdown.
Keep your cruddy remarks to yourself.
adjective
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dirty or unpleasant
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of poor quality; contemptible
Etymology
Origin of cruddy
Example Sentences
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She is also the author of the critically lauded novel Cruddy.
From Time Magazine Archive
Crowdie, or Cruddy butter Scotland Named from the combination of fresh sweet milk curds pressed together with fresh butter.
From The Complete Book of Cheese by Brown, Robert Carlton
Curds and butter Arabia Fresh sweet milk curd and fresh butter are pressed together as in making Crowdie or Cruddy butter in Scotland.
From The Complete Book of Cheese by Brown, Robert Carlton
The Arabs press curds and butter together to store in vats, and the Scots have Crowdie or Cruddy Butter.
From The Complete Book of Cheese by Brown, Robert Carlton
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