crummy

¹ American  

[kruhm-ee] / ˈkrʌm i /

adjective

crummier, crummiest

1. Slang. Also

   1. dirty and run-down; shabby; seedy.

      a crummy fleabag of a hotel.

   2. of little or no value; cheap; worthless.

      crummy furniture that falls apart after a month of use.

   3. wretchedly inadequate; miserable; lousy.

      They pay crummy salaries.

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noun

plural

crummies

1. Railroads Slang. a caboose.

crummy ² American  

[kruhm-ee, kroom-ee] / ˈkrʌm i, ˈkrʊm i /

noun

Chiefly Scot.

plural

crummies

1. crummie.

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crummy ¹ British  

/ ˈkrʌmɪ /

adjective

1. of little value; inferior; contemptible

2. unwell or depressed

   to feel crummy

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crummy ² British  

/ ˈkrʌmɪ /

noun

1. a lorry that carries loggers to work from their camp

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Other Word Forms

• crummily adverb
• crumminess noun

Etymology

Origin of crummy

1855–60; perhaps obsolete crum crooked ( crummie ) + -y ¹; sense “caboose” of unclear derivation and perhaps a distinct word

Example Sentences

“That was really crummy of me to say.”

From Literature

"Nothing at all apart from my little crummy car and my dog."

From BBC

Gifted prospects are routinely sacrificed on crummy franchises ill-prepared to develop or even protect them.

From The Wall Street Journal

It had been about 98 percent fun, gossiping about the boy with Vivian, and maybe 2 percent crummy because deep down she knew she was being mean.

From Literature

In the NFL, it isn’t uncommon for the fortunes of crummy teams to turn on a dime.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• miserable
• rotten
• second-rate
• shabby