as in terrible
of low quality
a crappy radio that immediately broke
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Recent Examples of crappy
The housing market was pretty crappy 10, 20 years ago.
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2025
And maybe a little drunk and sick from all that oily food and crappy wine.
—Helen Schulman, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025
All this, by the way, with crappy clubs and crappier range balls.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2025
Netflix revisits the crappy incident in Trainwreck: Poop Cruise, a 55-minute documentary out June 24, part of the streamer’s series on disasters in recent history.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 24 June 2025
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2025
And maybe a little drunk and sick from all that oily food and crappy wine.
—Helen Schulman, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025
All this, by the way, with crappy clubs and crappier range balls.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2025
Netflix revisits the crappy incident in Trainwreck: Poop Cruise, a 55-minute documentary out June 24, part of the streamer’s series on disasters in recent history.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crappy
Adjective
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If Trump takes Powell’s scalp, most observers warn, terrible things will unfold because of the ballooning national debt.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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But when terrible news arrives about her ex, all eyes turn to Ana — whose reputation isn't exactly sterling.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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In Miami’s poorer communities, such as Allapattah and Liberty City, a helicopter inspection suggested extensive roof damage to homes, businesses and churches.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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But August is perhaps a poor month in which to rally the staff.—
John Updike,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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Prospect Capital is now the cheapest BDC on the market, trading at just 46% of NAV.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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For years, the equation seemed simple: look for the cheapest fare, even if the trip was mediocre.—
Wilson Santiago Burgos,
USA Today,
20 July 2025
Adjective
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Instead of allowing senior citizens and disabled first-responders choose the plan that was right for them — and the vast majority have chosen traditional Medicare — de Blasio forced every one of them into an inferior Medicare Advantage plan run by a for-profit insurance company.—
Marianne Pizzitola,
New York Daily News,
14 July 2025
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The bolder value vision is in using new AI capabilities to solve long-standing inefficiencies or problems that may have been targeted before, albeit with inferior technology.—
Beena Ammanath,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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Tom threw batting practice to Jackson, took Ethan down in the garage to vent and hit soft toss after a bad day at school.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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But there's also nothing worse than missing a connection that delays your trip by hours or even a full day.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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But today that moral arc is as twisted as a gnarled, rotten root, and God Bless America has been replaced by the mournful dirge of Taps.—
Marci Alborghetti,
Hartford Courant,
3 July 2025
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The odor comes from a toxic gas that’s colorless and smells like rotten eggs.—
Tammy Murga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 July 2025
Adjective
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Washington reds once had a reputation for coarse tannins and high alcohol, largely due to a handful of wines that emulated the California styles popular over twenty years ago.—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Worker ants have long legs and antennae and their bodies have numerous, long, coarse hairs.—
Kim Luciani,
The Enquirer,
14 July 2025
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“Crappy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crappy. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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