as in terrible
of low quality
a crappy radio that immediately broke
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Recent Examples of crappy
Comments on a recent thread on Reddit’s r/Skigear forum second my crappy gear experiences, in which Redditors lament a lack of appropriate gear for women with curvaceous figures.
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Marisa McMillan, Outside, 27 Feb. 2026
Barely present workers dragged garbage bins, arranged displays of crappy snacks, and wiped counters with slow, heavy movements.
—Mary Gaitskill, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026
Fennell has tossed all of that out, substituting her own unimaginative vision, plus a bunch of crappy dresses.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
To turn Middleton and McCollum and two crappy picks into AD and Trae Young is pretty impressive.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
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Marisa McMillan, Outside, 27 Feb. 2026
Barely present workers dragged garbage bins, arranged displays of crappy snacks, and wiped counters with slow, heavy movements.
—Mary Gaitskill, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026
Fennell has tossed all of that out, substituting her own unimaginative vision, plus a bunch of crappy dresses.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
To turn Middleton and McCollum and two crappy picks into AD and Trae Young is pretty impressive.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crappy
Adjective
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Not terrible, but far from correct.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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Matt wasn't so sure, pointing to his record of selling drugs and trafficking weapons, but Foggy argued in favor of giving even someone who has done terrible things a second chance.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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These closures reflect various factors, including poor investment returns, a lack of government support for refinery upgrades and higher carbon and energy costs.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2026
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After McCandless and her council colleagues approved the sweeping tax breaks, King consistently spoke on how its planning process exemplified poor communication from the city, saying that current leaders should have advocated for a better deal for Independence.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Solar energy is still one of the cheapest forms of energy, and energy is in higher demand than ever, partly due to artificial intelligence data center construction.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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This new method uses iron, one of the most abundant and cheapest elements on Earth.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The combination of a shaky bullpen and even worse infield defense harmed the Twins multiple times during the team’s current four-game losing streak.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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To be unreasonable is to be a bad survivalist.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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An autopsy revealed that Bryan’s spleen was intact, his liver was missing, and his inferior vena cava was severed.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
15 Apr. 2026
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Pregnant women from the second trimester onward should also avoid it, as the growing uterus can compress the inferior vena cava.—
Allison Palmer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Facing eviction, this next generation of ‘rotten’ kids plot to break into the factory, nab a priceless Wonka Bar, and save their homes.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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Hamlet reminds us that things are rotten not just in the state of Denmark but just about everywhere.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Crappy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crappy. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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