crummy

1
[ kruhm-ee ]
/ ˈkrʌm i /

adjective, crum·mi·er, crum·mi·est.

Also crumby. Slang.
  1. dirty and run-down; shabby; seedy: a crummy fleabag of a hotel.
  2. of little or no value; cheap; worthless: crummy furniture that falls apart after a month of use.
  3. wretchedly inadequate; miserable; lousy: They pay crummy salaries.

noun, plural crum·mies.

Railroads Slang. a caboose.

Origin of crummy

1
1855–60; perhaps obsolete crum crooked (see crummie) + -y1; sense “caboose” of unclear derivation and perhaps a distinct word

OTHER WORDS FROM crummy

crum·mi·ly, adverb crum·mi·ness, noun

Words nearby crummy

crumbum, crumby, crumhorn, crummie, crummock water, crummy, crump, crumpet, crumple, crumple zones, crumpled

Words related to crummier

second-rate, miserable, rotten, shabby, cheap, contemptible, crappy, inferior, pathetic, poor, useless, worthless, grotty, third-rate

British Dictionary definitions for crummier (1 of 2)

crummy 1
/ (ˈkrʌmɪ) /

adjective -mier or -miest slang

of little value; inferior; contemptible
unwell or depressed to feel crummy

Word Origin for crummy

C19: variant spelling of crumby

British Dictionary definitions for crummier (2 of 2)

crummy 2
/ (ˈkrʌmɪ) /

noun plural -mies

Canadian a lorry that carries loggers to work from their camp

Word Origin for crummy

probably originally meaning: makeshift camp, from crummy 1