crumby

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[ kruhm-ee ]
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adjective,crumb·i·er, crumb·i·est.
  1. full of crumbs.

Origin of crumby

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First recorded in 1725–35; crumb + -y1

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Other definitions for crumby (2 of 2)

crumby2
[ kruhm-ee ]

adjective,crumb·i·er, crumb·i·est.

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How to use crumby in a sentence

  • Towsley eyed it lingeringly, even lovingly, yet the passes toward his crumby lips were few and far between.

    Divided Skates | Evelyn Raymond

British Dictionary definitions for crumby

crumby

/ (ˈkrʌmɪ) /


adjectivecrumbier or crumbiest
  1. full of or littered with crumbs

  2. soft, like the inside of bread

  1. a variant spelling of crummy 1

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