Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crufty

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: crufty
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to or containing cruft.

Informal

adj

Poorly built and overly-complex, and unpleasant.

Informal

adj

Unrefined, dirty or worn.

Example Sentences

"All these years I been living with you we en't go nowhere. You want a beast of burden, not a woman. Because you is a big, crufty, niggerman with the strength of an ox and a mind big and empty like midday sky you think me is the same."
"I thought I caught him sneering at Kevin and me, in our crufty pants and shoes, but I couldn't be sure."

Etymology

From cruft + -y. Arose after 1959, presumably mid-1960s. Perhaps influenced by cruddy, crusty.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: cruft

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

cruftier (comparative) cruftiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

cruftiness

Questions

What does crufty mean?: Relating to or containing cruft.
Where does crufty come from?: From cruft + -y. Arose after 1959, presumably mid-1960s. Perhaps influenced by cruddy, crusty.

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