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View usage for: (krʌmi) Word forms: comparative crummier, superlative crummiestadjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]Something that is crummy is unpleasant, of very poor quality, or not good enough. [informal, disapproval] When I first came here, I had a crummy flat. The house is so old and crummy it's falling apart. Synonyms: second-rate, cheap, inferior, substandard More Synonyms of crummy crummy in British English 1 (ˈkrʌmɪ) adjectiveWord forms: -mier or -miest slang1. of little value; inferior; contemptible 2. unwell or depressed to feel crummy Word origin C19: variant spelling of crumbycrummy in British English 2 (ˈkrʌmɪ) nounWord forms: plural -mies Canadian a lorry that carries loggers to work from their camp Word origin probably originally meaning: makeshift camp, from crummy1crummy in American English (ˈkrʌmi) adjectiveWord forms: ˈcrummier or ˈcrummiest Slang1. dirty, cheap, shabby, disgusting, etc. 2. inferior, worthless, contemptible, etc. Derived forms crumminess (ˈcrumminess) noun Word origin < crumb, with basic notion “brittle, friable, hence worthless” + -y 2Examples of 'crummy' in a sentencecrummy Or - thought Anastasia suddenly - why was Daphne such a crummy granddaughter?Anything more and they'd be finishing their education in a pair of crummy comprehensives, miles apart.`Just because he owns some crummy old iron mines that haven't been used in donkey's years?`I want everyone back in Cleveland to be eating their crummy little hearts out. Definition of very bad quality (slang) This is a lot better than some of the crummy places I've stayed in. Synonyms pants (informal) miserable low-rent (informal) for the birds (informal) contemptible shitty (taboo, slang) two-bit (slang) crappy (slang) poxy (slang) dime-a-dozen (informal) piss-poor (slang) chickenshit (US, slang) bodger or bodgie (Australian, slang) bush-league (Australian, New Zealand, informal) tinhorn (US, slang) of a sort or of sorts strictly for the birds (informal) Additional synonymsDefinition of poor quality Don't resort to cheap copies; save up for the real thing. Synonyms inferior, poor, worthless, second-rate, shoddy, tawdry, tatty (British), trashy, substandard, low-rent (informal), two-bit (slang), crappy (slang), two a penny, rubbishy, dime-a-dozen (informal), piss-poor (slang), tinhorn (US, slang), bodger or bodgie (Australian, slang), common, paltry, poxy (slang), chickenshit (US, slang), bush-league (Australian, New Zealand, informal) Definition broken or useless A couple of duff tracks prevent this being a masterpiece. Synonyms bad, poor, useless, pathetic, inferior, worthless, unsatisfactory, defective, deficient, imperfect, substandard, low-rent (informal), poxy (slang), pants (informal), bodger or bodgie (Australian, slang) Definition of poor quality These recordings are of inferior quality. Synonyms substandard, bad, poor, mean, worse, poorer, pants (informal), flawed, rotten (informal), dire, indifferent, duff (British, informal), mediocre, second-class, deficient, imperfect, second-rate, shoddy, low-grade, unsound, downmarket, low-rent (informal), for the birds (informal), wretched, two-bit (slang), crappy (slang), no great shakes (informal), poxy (slang), dime-a-dozen (informal), piss-poor (slang), chickenshit (US, slang), bush-league (Australian, New Zealand, informal), not much cop (British, slang), tinhorn (US, slang), half-pie (New Zealand, informal), of a sort or of sorts, strictly for the birds (informal), end-of-the-pier (British, informal), bodger or bodgie (Australian, slang) - crumble
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