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Recent Examples of crappy Making things worse, a night of crappy sleep can increase the amount of cortisol, a stress hormone, pumping through your blood. Erica Sloan, SELF, 26 Nov. 2024 Branch’s Ergonomic Chair is my first recommendation for anyone who just wants to upgrade their crappy old seat without spending a fortune. Simon Hill, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024 The researchers tested this, and found that non-jumping takeoffs were crappy. IEEE Spectrum, 4 Dec. 2024 Whether your early menopause is temporary or lifelong, the situation is still pretty crappy. Katie Camero, SELF, 26 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for crappy 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crappy
Adjective
  • But to add to what is at stake, former Chelsea head coach Graham Potter, who struggled to win the crowd over during a terrible seven months in charge in 2022-23, is returning as the opposition’s manager for the first time since he was sacked.
    Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
  • And both situations can, of course, be traced directly to the same source: years of terrible leadership by the commissioners and university presidents that end up hurting the athletes — and passing the cost of doing business onto the fans.
    Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Though Osbourne had a farewell tour set to begin in 2023, he was forced to cancel the shows due to poor health.
    Rosa Rahimi, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Lopetegui was eventually sacked on January 8, having failed to fix West Ham’s poor form.
    Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • For example, new builds are cheaper than existing homes in Austin, Texas, where builders have cranked out more (relatively) affordable inventory.
    Brianna Crane, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Also, when compared to active mutual funds, with an average fee of 1.02%, active ETFs are relatively cheaper.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Switch to store brands Over the decades, store brands have evolved from inferior generics into private-label offerings that compete with name brands on quality and price.
    Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Despite Qorvo’s excellent product portfolio and competitiveness with peers Broadcom and Skyworks Solutions, the company’s gross and operating margins have been inferior.
    Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • One wrinkle that could make the effects for the U.S. economy worse than expected is retaliatory tariffs from other countries.
    Jesse Pound, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
  • This is a bad bill that’s wasting the time of Annapolis legislators who have much more important issues to resolve for the people of this state.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • There is something rotten about it, and its been that way for a large sample size now.
    Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Summary Flatulence that smells like rotten eggs is common and is caused by eating foods containing sulfur.
    Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Why do populists connect to the public using coarse language?
    Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Drip coffee is made with a coarse coffee grind, and the cold brew is brewed similarly but at a slightly lower temperature.
    Jaina Grey, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025

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“Crappy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crappy. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.

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