Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cruddy

/ˈkɹʌdi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.05 in modern English

Syllables: crud-dy
IPA: /ˈkɹʌdi/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Slang

adj

Crummy, lousy, worthless.

Slang

adj

Annoying, irritating.

Slang

adj

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Because I didn't study for my test, I feel like I'm gonna make a pretty cruddy grade."
"Some children's cartoons sure have cruddy theme songs."
"His cruell wounds with cruddy blood congeal'd."

Etymology

From Middle English cruddi, equivalent to crud + -y.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: cruddi
Suffix: crud

Usage

Inflected Forms

cruddier (comparative) cruddiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

cruddily cruddiness

Frequently Paired Words

crufty crusty

Synonyms

begrimed dirty mucky befouled besmirched clarty cruddy dirtsome foul grotty grubby horry

Rhymes With

study buddy bloody muddy ruddy cuddy duddy huddy judie buddie luddy fuddy-duddy

Questions

How do you pronounce cruddy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹʌdi/.
What does cruddy mean?: Full of crud.
Where does cruddy come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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