craptastic
/kɹæpˈtæstɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "That was the most craptastic movie I've ever seen!"
- "We also received a new logo for products that are craptastic to the nth power. Behold the Lick Ass award."
- "2003, Kevin J. Maroney, in rec.games.board http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.board/msg/aaddff7316800eee?dmode=source&hl=en I've seen far too many games in the American market which have what I consider to be interesting themes wedded to craptastic mechanisms …"
- "2004, Thomas J. Theobald, in borland.public.off-topic http://groups.google.com/group/borland.public.off-topic/msg/9f9b6e3a95f0e155?dmode=source&hl=en If the GOP were to start acting like it cared (and yes, I believe it is their responsibility at this point, given the ultra-craptastic record they've displayed over these last four years), there might be some hope."
- "2005, Steve Bass PC Annoyances "The unofficial story, according to one source, is that the BBC's charter prevents it from “shower[ing] their viewers with craptastic ads …""
Etymology
Etymology tree Old Dutch krappender. Old French crappe Middle French crapebor. Middle English crappe English crap Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) Ancient Greek φαντάζω (phantázō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek φανταστικός (phantastikós)bor. Late Latin phantasticusbor. Middle French fantastiquebor. English fantastic English -tastic English craptastic From crap + -tastic.
Usage
Inflected Forms
more craptastic (comparative)
most craptastic (superlative)