Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crummy

/ˈkɹʌmi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.58 in modern English

Syllables: crum-my
IPA: /ˈkɹʌmi/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Informal

adj

Full of crumb or crumbs.

Dated

adj

Soft, like the crumb of bread; not crusty.

Dated

noun

A small van, bus, or railway car used to transport loggers or other resource workers to and from the worksite.

American usage; Informal

noun

A cow with a crumpled horn.

Example Sentences

"Do not bother buying crummy knives if you are serious about cooking."
"Does it look like I care? No, seriously, stare real hard and long at the picture at the top of this column. That’s about as much reaction as you’re gonna get out of me as far as your crummy problems go."
"Whether it's a crummy hometown, a crummy job, or a crummy family, Bruce punctuates his songs with some oppressive tension. Early on in his work, oppression is nothing an open window, a fast car, a willing female, or a tank of gas couldn't fix."

Etymology

Variant of crumby, mid 19th c.

Usage

Informal
Dated
American usage

Inflected Forms

crummier (comparative) crummiest (superlative) crummies (plural)

Derived Forms

crummily crumminess

Synonyms

abysmal atrocious awful bad chronic coarse corny crap crapalicious crappy crummy deityforsaken

Homonyms

crumby

Rhymes With

dummy mummy yummy tummy gummy chummy rummy gummi summy summey tumey mummey

Questions

How do you pronounce crummy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹʌmi/.
What does crummy mean?: Bad; poor.
Where does crummy come from?: Variant of crumby, mid 19th c.

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