crummy

The definition of crummy is someone feeling ill, or something that is unpleasant, dirty or of poor quality.

(adjective)

  1. When you have a cold, this is an example of when you feel crummy; a crummy cold.
  2. When you stay in a rat-infested 1-star hotel, this is an example of a crummy hotel.

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See crummy in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective crummier, crummiest

  1. dirty, cheap, shabby, disgusting, etc.
  2. inferior, worthless, contemptible, etc.

Origin: < crum(b), with basic notion “brittle, friable, hence worthless” + -y

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See crummy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

crum·my also crumb·y

adjective crummier crum·mi·er also crumb·i·er, crummiest crum·mi·est also crumb·i·est
Slang
  1. Miserable or wretched: a crummy situation in the family.
  2. Shabby or cheap: a crummy little rowboat.

Origin: Probably from crumb.

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