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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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
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
I try again the next week, only for the resulting loaf to somehow be simultaneously stodgy and crumby.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2020
I start by frying fresh breadcrumbs in more oil than seems necessary, but it’s just enough to evenly infiltrate every nook and crumby cranny to fry it to maximum crispness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2019
You could hear him putting away his crumby toilet articles and all, and opening the window.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
And the better the person, the crumbier the house is going to look.
From New York Times ● May 4, 2020
I knew this one girl, a couple of years ago, that was even crumbier than I was.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
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