crummy

[ kruhm-ee ]

/ ˈkrʌm i /

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adjective, crum·mi·er, crum·mi·est.

Also crumby. Slang.

dirty and run-down; shabby; seedy: a crummy fleabag of a hotel.
of little or no value; cheap; worthless: crummy furniture that falls apart after a month of use.
wretchedly inadequate; miserable; lousy: They pay crummy salaries.

noun, plural crum·mies.

Railroads Slang. a caboose.

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Origin of crummy

1855–60; perhaps obsolete crum crooked (see crummie) + -y¹; sense “caboose” of unclear derivation and perhaps a distinct word

OTHER WORDS FROM crummy

crum·mi·ly, adverbcrum·mi·ness, noun

Words nearby crummy

crumbum, crumby, crumhorn, crummie, Crummock Water, crummy, crump, crumpet, crumple, crumpled, crumple zones

Other definitions for crummy (2 of 2)

crummy²

[ kruhm-ee, kroom-ee ]

/ ˈkrʌm i, ˈkrʊm i /

noun, plural crum·mies.Chiefly Scot.

crummie.

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How to use crummy in a sentence

To see such talent applied as an insurance policy would have made for crummy consolation.
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In his crummy studio, his solitude is regularly disturbed by the sounds of strangers down the hall.
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The $80 mouse is on sale now, but be aware that buying one will give you one less excuse when you miss a shot and want to blame it on your crummy old mouse instead of your lackluster skills.
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And Steubenville was a prime example of our crummy attitude when it comes to bringing attackers to account.
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CAP gets its impressive number with a crummy trick: omitting the increased costs of legalization.
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This process is exhausting for the poor phones, and more so for those phones with crummy transistors.
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A few crummy places might be open if we were lucky, but we might not be.
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The translation might as well be: he was a crummy governor; why would he be a different president?
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You know you could do all right acting, but you don't dare giving up this crummy job.
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"For their sake I hope they pick something better than this crummy planet," Larkwell grunted.
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You mean sitting in the sun on a crummy lakeside, watching the birds and bees?
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And Crummy—thats my outside man—kin handle the front and make the spiel, and take in what money comes in.
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"I get it, all right, you crummy little chiseler," growled Astro.
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British Dictionary definitions for crummy (1 of 2)

crummy¹

/ (ˈkrʌmɪ) /

adjective -mier or -miest slang

of little value; inferior; contemptible

unwell or depressedto feel crummy

Word Origin for crummy

C19: variant spelling of crumby

British Dictionary definitions for crummy (2 of 2)

crummy²

/ (ˈkrʌmɪ) /

noun plural -mies

Canadian a lorry that carries loggers to work from their camp

Word Origin for crummy

probably originally meaning: makeshift camp, from crummy 1

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