adjective
adjective
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full of or littered with crumbs
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soft, like the inside of bread
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a variant spelling of crummy 1
Etymology
Origin of crumby
Example Sentences
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The baked fake, which is anything but crumby, has risen to the occasion at the Cake International show.
From BBC • Nov. 3, 2023
Temperatures in the piles decrease and the compost matures into a dark and crumby humus, resembling rich organic soil in both look and smell, the zoo said.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2023
The always-watchable Slate delivers moments of crumby charm, as when she wakes next to a ravaged box of cereal and nails the delivery: “You again?”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2022
Its range is awesome: It can effortlessly whip your soft butter and sugar smooth, and has the dexterity to crush cold butter into crumby bits for a perfect pie crust.
From Slate • Dec. 4, 2020
It always had a funny stink in it, because he was so crumby in his personal habits.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
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