crummy

¹

[ kruhm-ee ]

adjective

, crum·mi·er, crum·mi·est.

1. Also 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.

1. Railroads Slang. a caboose.

crummy

²

[ kruhm-ee, kroom-ee ]

noun

, Chiefly Scot.

, plural crum·mies.

1. crummie.

crummy

¹

/ ˈkrʌmɪ /

noun

1. a lorry that carries loggers to work from their camp

crummy

²

/ ˈkrʌmɪ /

adjective

1. of little value; inferior; contemptible
2. unwell or depressed

   to feel crummy

Other Words From

• crummi·ly adverb
• crummi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of crummy¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of crummy¹

probably originally meaning: makeshift camp, from crummy ¹

Origin of crummy²

C19: variant spelling of crumby

Example Sentences

Burnett, she claimed, “missed the point of Martha Stewart. A live audience, crummy music, that was more like prison than being at Alderson.”

From Salon

Then came a crummy offensive line, a nonexistent run game and some forced passes amid slow-developing plays.

From Los Angeles Times

“This was a technological medium that was essentially invented as we went along. We lived in a crummy two-bedroom apartment, we were newlyweds and we had no money. We got a mixing board, two mics and a computer, and at that point, we slept in one room and used the other room as an office. It bordered this other house where this lady would cook the smelliest food and have aggressive sex.”

From Los Angeles Times

In-game proposition bets kept viewers in their seats through to the end of crummy blowout games, which meant higher advertising rates for telecasts, so the networks were happy too.

From Los Angeles Times

She thought the role had something to do with why she felt crummy.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• miserable
• rotten
• second-rate
• shabby