crummy

¹

[kruhm-ee]

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.

noun

plural

crummies 

1. Railroads Slang.,  a caboose.

crummy

²

[kruhm-ee, kroom-ee]

noun

Chiefly Scot.

plural

crummies 

1. crummie.

crummy

¹

/ ˈkrʌmɪ /

adjective

1. of little value; inferior; contemptible

2. unwell or depressed

   to feel crummy

crummy

²

/ ˈkrʌmɪ /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• crummily adverb
• crumminess noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of crummy¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of crummy¹

C19: variant spelling of _crumby

Origin of crummy²

probably originally meaning: makeshift camp, from _crummy ¹

Example Sentences

“The conditions were pretty crummy,” he said, “lots of rocks showing and the lines were long on the weekends.”

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Burnett, she claimed, “missed the point of Martha Stewart. A live audience, crummy music, that was more like prison than being at Alderson.”

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In-game proposition bets kept viewers in their seats through to the end of crummy blowout games, which meant higher advertising rates for telecasts, so the networks were happy too.

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She thought the role had something to do with why she felt crummy.

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“These infections are milder and don't require hospitalizations, even though they make you feel crummy for three or four days,” he said.

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Related Words

• miserable 
• rotten 
• second-rate 
• shabby