crappy

adjective

crap·​py ˈkra-pē How to pronounce crappy (audio)
crappier; crappiest
informal
: markedly inferior in quality : not good or pleasant : lousy
crappy weather
drove a crappy old car
I woke up feeling crappy, so I took a sick day.
That was the crappiest movie I've ever seen.

Examples of crappy in a Sentence

I think that was the crappiest movie I've ever seen. I felt crappy all day yesterday.
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Not just for the desperate hiker with tummy troubles, but for everyone else forced to endure a potentially crappy misstep. New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2024 There was a whole great story about Justin going down to Virginia Beach and working with [the Neptunes] and how crappy their studio was. Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 13 Oct. 2024 Or shoplifting, or bouncing not-huge checks, or even stealing a car if that car was really crappy and worth less than $950. Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024 The worst part: This crappy energy lingers, sometimes for a couple of hours. Julia Ries, SELF, 18 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for crappy 

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of crappy was in 1928

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“Crappy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crappy. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

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