crummy

adjective

crum·​my ˈkrə-mē How to pronounce crummy (audio)
variants or less commonly crumby
crummier also crumbier; crumbiest
1
obsolete : crumbly
2
: very poor or inferior : lousy
crummy weather
has a crummy job
crumminess noun

Examples of crummy in a Sentence

the dry cleaners did a crummy job of pressing my suit
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Eugene and Daniel Levy are the father-and-son hosts with the most (banter, that is) Awards shows have had some pretty crummy emcees over the years. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024 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. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024 One or two nights of crummy sleep is not going to impact your overall performance. Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024 In All Fours, an unnamed 44-year-old narrator tries to set off on a road trip from LA to New York City, only to decide instead to stop in a motel in a crummy suburb 20 minutes from her house, blow $20,000 on redecorating the room, and embark on a sexless affair with a younger man. Constance Grady, Vox, 21 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for crummy 

Word History

Etymology

Middle English crumme

First Known Use

1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of crummy was in 1567

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Cite this Entry

“Crummy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crummy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

crummy

adjective
crum·​my ˈkrəm-ē How to pronounce crummy (audio)
crummier; crummiest
: very poor : lousy
crummy weather
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