crummy
1 Americanadjective
noun
noun
adjective
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of little value; inferior; contemptible
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unwell or depressed
to feel crummy
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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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A crummy winter brought plenty of potholes and repairs.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
"Nothing at all apart from my little crummy car and my dog."
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026
Gifted prospects are routinely sacrificed on crummy franchises ill-prepared to develop or even protect them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
Then came a crummy offensive line, a nonexistent run game and some forced passes amid slow-developing plays.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2024
Maybe never be able to do anything but sweep up this crummy store.
From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte
Then I heard the anguished bellow of a Himalayan cow—one of the little black crummies no bigger than Newfoundland dogs.
From The Works of Rudyard Kipling One Volume Edition by Kipling, Rudyard
“When you’re FaceTiming with her, would you rather see her deepfake digital avatar, or a crummier video call where she’s holding the phone camera up to her face at an unflattering angle?”
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
The crummier your credit score, the more money in interest you'll pay throughout your life.
From US News ● Apr. 15, 2016
This was the Ducks team I picked to win the Pac-12 North, although the defense is much crummier than I imagined it could be.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2015
Sit in the nosebleeds and you heard a crummier show.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2012
I tried to convince myself that punks don’t feel guilty about giving mean people a taste of their own medicine, but by the time we got home, I felt even crummier about my joke.
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
“It’s the smallest, crummiest wormhole you can imagine making,” he said.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2022
To advance their businesses and promote an open market, most ad-technology providers set a low bar for joining, meaning that even the crummiest content can be a pathway to income.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2016
I’m debating whether to see it at the best non-IMAX theater I can think of or the crummiest shoebox theater I can find, as I imagine both formats would be educational.
From Forbes ● Nov. 17, 2014
The accolade for crummiest spin-off stays firmly with Simon Cowell's Food Glorious Food, because The Great British Sewing Bee is actually very good.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 2, 2013
By the middle of November, it was pretty obvious that November in stupid Marysville, New York, is about the crummiest month there is for running.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
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