as in terrible
of low quality
a crappy radio that immediately broke
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Recent Examples of crappy
Paint houses, pick up trash, pave our crappy roads, mentor other youths, clean up graffiti, plant flowers, join the National Guard or the Foreign Service.
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Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
And that comes off as, in short, pretty crappy.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
Celebrities have gotten candid about powering through them at shows and have crappy bathroom stories of their own.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The system that your paper had before this crappy format was easy to use, had better page readability, and could be read in record time.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
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Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
And that comes off as, in short, pretty crappy.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
Celebrities have gotten candid about powering through them at shows and have crappy bathroom stories of their own.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The system that your paper had before this crappy format was easy to use, had better page readability, and could be read in record time.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crappy
Adjective
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There have always been fascist forces, there have always been people who are just terrible in the American government, but at the same time, there are always people who have resisted, and there are always people who have still found ways to create joy, to create life, to create art, despite these.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Marchand’s terrible week ended with joy.—
Adam H. Beasley,
Miami Herald,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The apology came after a sustained campaign by historians and activists who argued that the victims were persecuted for being poor, vulnerable, or simply different.—
James Frater,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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As has Mark Flekken, the new goalkeeper, who moved from Brentford and is fortunate not to have lost his place due to poor form.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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With the shutdown, people who would've come in to shop are opting to stay home or do something cheaper, according to him.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Oct. 2025
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For decades, candy corn was thought of as a cheap, year-round candy all children could enjoy.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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That's one child experiencing death by a thousand cuts with these inferior sequels.—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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But grit and resolve can only take a team so far when its active roster is inferior to many of its opponents, and that is the situation the red and gold currently face.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Democrats are favored to win both gubernatorial races this year, so a GOP upset in either state would be a bad sign for the party currently locked out of power in Washington.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Nick Saban certainly made more good decisions than bad ones during his run to seven national championships as a college football coach.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Learn how to banish that rotten egg smell from your washer while keeping it fresh, clean, and odor-free.—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Oct. 2025
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But toss everything into a cauldron and the end result is a rotten stew of the Beavers’ own making.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Start with turbinado sugar, which has a coarse texture and a caramel-like flavor that complements coffee beautifully.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Oct. 2025
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Add cold butter; pulse just until mixture resembles coarse meal (some pea-size pieces are fine), 12 to 15 pulses.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Crappy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crappy. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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