crummy

1
[ kruhm-ee ]
/ ˈkrʌm i /
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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

Definition for crummy (2 of 3)

crummy 2
[ kruhm-ee, kroo m-ee ]
/ ˈkrʌm i, ˈkrʊm i /

noun, plural crum·mies. Chiefly Scot.

crummie.

Definition for crummy (3 of 3)

crummie

or crum·my

[ kruhm-ee, kroo m-ee ]
/ ˈkrʌm i, ˈkrʊm i /

noun Chiefly Scot.

a cow with crooked horns.

Origin of crummie

1715–25; obsolete crum crooked (Old English crumb; cognate with German krumm) + -ie

Words related to crummy

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

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British Dictionary definitions for crummy (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 crummy (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