variants
or less commonly crumby
crummier also crumbier; crumbiest
crumminess
noun
Synonyms
Examples of crummy in a Sentence
the dry cleaners did a crummy job of pressing my suit
Recent Examples on the Web
Eugene and Daniel Levy are the father-and-son hosts with the most (banter, that is)
Awards shows have had some pretty crummy emcees over the years.
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
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.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
One or two nights of crummy sleep is not going to impact your overall performance.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
In All Fours, an unnamed 44-year-old narrator tries to set off on a road trip from LA to New York City, only to decide instead to stop in a motel in a crummy suburb 20 minutes from her house, blow $20,000 on redecorating the room, and embark on a sexless affair with a younger man.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 21 June 2024
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
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.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
One or two nights of crummy sleep is not going to impact your overall performance.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
In All Fours, an unnamed 44-year-old narrator tries to set off on a road trip from LA to New York City, only to decide instead to stop in a motel in a crummy suburb 20 minutes from her house, blow $20,000 on redecorating the room, and embark on a sexless affair with a younger man.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 21 June 2024
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“Crummy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crummy. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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