adjective
adjective
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full of or littered with crumbs
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soft, like the inside of bread
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a variant spelling of crummy 1
Etymology
Origin of crumby
Example Sentences
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Temperatures in the piles decrease and the compost matures into a dark and crumby humus, resembling rich organic soil in both look and smell, the zoo said.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2023
I try again the next week, only for the resulting loaf to somehow be simultaneously stodgy and crumby.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2020
I start by frying fresh breadcrumbs in more oil than seems necessary, but it’s just enough to evenly infiltrate every nook and crumby cranny to fry it to maximum crispness.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2019
But it was crumby and lousy and I'm left years later thinking an otherwise idyllic childhood was shadowed and scarred somehow by crappy encounters with crappy boys.
From BBC • Oct. 5, 2017
Sometimes I can think of very crumby stuff I wouldn't mind doing if the opportunity came up.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
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