variants
or less commonly crumby
crummier also crumbier; crumbiest
crumminess
noun
Synonyms
Examples of crummy in a Sentence
the dry cleaners did a crummy job of pressing my suit
Recent Examples on the Web
So the question now is: Can the Adams administration, which has been fairly good about tossing out ideas, get better at the boring, crummy business of outreach and wheedling that transforms rhetoric into brick and concrete and thus avoid the fate of Kathy Hochul’s housing plan?
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Curbed, 21 Sep. 2023
Here’s what could be causing crummy rest with a heart problem and what to do next.
Watch out for signs of sleep apnea.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 21 Sep. 2023
Unaffordable housing The economy feels extra crummy for people looking to buy a home.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 7 Sep. 2023
On the flip side, a crummy night’s sleep can increase your risk of entering a manic or depressive episode.4
Medication is your first resource for keeping sleep steady.
—Julia Ries, SELF, 14 Sep. 2023
Finally, this spring, readers commented on the high numbers of spruce cones that developed due to our crummy winter.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Aug. 2023
Maybe Ed Sheeran is just catching up on all the crummy retail and food service jobs the rest of us did in our 20s by cosplaying as customer service during stops on his massive Mathematics tour.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2023
So even allowing for the fact that companies will likely, as is typical, beat estimates, things look crummy.
—WSJ, 18 July 2023
Indy’s living alone in a crummy Manhattan apartment, drinking too much, wrapping up his last boring college archaeology class, and wearily welcoming his newfound retirement.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 2023
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Curbed, 21 Sep. 2023
Here’s what could be causing crummy rest with a heart problem and what to do next.
Watch out for signs of sleep apnea.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 21 Sep. 2023
Unaffordable housing The economy feels extra crummy for people looking to buy a home.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 7 Sep. 2023
On the flip side, a crummy night’s sleep can increase your risk of entering a manic or depressive episode.4
Medication is your first resource for keeping sleep steady.
—Julia Ries, SELF, 14 Sep. 2023
Finally, this spring, readers commented on the high numbers of spruce cones that developed due to our crummy winter.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Aug. 2023
Maybe Ed Sheeran is just catching up on all the crummy retail and food service jobs the rest of us did in our 20s by cosplaying as customer service during stops on his massive Mathematics tour.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2023
So even allowing for the fact that companies will likely, as is typical, beat estimates, things look crummy.
—WSJ, 18 July 2023
Indy’s living alone in a crummy Manhattan apartment, drinking too much, wrapping up his last boring college archaeology class, and wearily welcoming his newfound retirement.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English crumme
First Known Use
1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing crummy
Dictionary Entries Near crummy
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“Crummy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crummy. Accessed 4 Oct. 2023.
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