variants
or less commonly crumby
crummier also crumbier; crumbiest
crumminess
noun
Examples of crummy in a Sentence
the dry cleaners did a crummy job of pressing my suit
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After his jaded ex (Donzelli) moves to Canada with their two near-adult children in tow, Paul is forced to give up the comfortable family apartment for a crummy studio loaned by a family friend.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
As with more recent subprime mortgages, brokers sold, bundled, and resold crummy contracts so many times that the people left holding the bag had no clue what was in it.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Tarasenko, 34, is a wild card, a former star center looking for a fresh start after a down year with a crummy Red Wings team.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 2 July 2025
Lucas Johansen Johansen, a defenseman who was the No. 28 pick in 2016, had some crummy injury luck in his seven seasons with the organization, but nine overall NHL games is tough.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 21 June 2025
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
As with more recent subprime mortgages, brokers sold, bundled, and resold crummy contracts so many times that the people left holding the bag had no clue what was in it.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Tarasenko, 34, is a wild card, a former star center looking for a fresh start after a down year with a crummy Red Wings team.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 2 July 2025
Lucas Johansen Johansen, a defenseman who was the No. 28 pick in 2016, had some crummy injury luck in his seven seasons with the organization, but nine overall NHL games is tough.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 21 June 2025
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“Crummy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crummy. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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