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crummy

1

[ kruhm-ee ]

adjective

, crum·mi·er, crum·mi·est.
  1. Also Slang.
    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 crum·mies.
  1. Railroads Slang. a caboose.

crummy

2

[ kruhm-ee, kroom-ee ]

noun

, Chiefly Scot.
, plural crum·mies.

crummy

1

/ ˈkrʌmɪ /

noun

  1. a lorry that carries loggers to work from their camp
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


crummy

2

/ ˈkrʌmɪ /

adjective

  1. of little value; inferior; contemptible
  2. unwell or depressed

    to feel crummy

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • crummi·ly adverb
  • crummi·ness noun
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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of crummy1

probably originally meaning: makeshift camp, from crummy 1

Origin of crummy2

C19: variant spelling of crumby
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Example Sentences

Part of the slippery scheme to sell crummy flood cars is dispersing the flood cars away from where they were damaged so the disaster is out of mind of the prospective buyer.

Kids, parents, educators, and doctors all agree that remote learning is a crummy substitute for in-person classrooms.

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To see such talent applied as an insurance policy would have made for crummy consolation.

In his crummy studio, his solitude is regularly disturbed by the sounds of strangers down the hall.

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.

And Steubenville was a prime example of our crummy attitude when it comes to bringing attackers to account.

CAP gets its impressive number with a crummy trick: omitting the increased costs of legalization.

This process is exhausting for the poor phones, and more so for those phones with crummy transistors.

A few crummy places might be open if we were lucky, but we might not be.

The translation might as well be: he was a crummy governor; why would he be a different president?

You know you could do all right acting, but you don't dare giving up this crummy job.

"For their sake I hope they pick something better than this crummy planet," Larkwell grunted.

You mean sitting in the sun on a crummy lakeside, watching the birds and bees?

And Crummy—thats my outside man—kin handle the front and make the spiel, and take in what money comes in.

"I get it, all right, you crummy little chiseler," growled Astro.

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