crummy

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɹʌmi/
• Rhymes: -ʌmi

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Variant of crumby, mid 19th c.^[1]

crummy (comparative crummier, superlative crummiest)

1. (informal) Bad; poor.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bad, Thesaurus:low-quality

   Do not bother buying crummy knives if you are serious about cooking.

   • 1997 December 19, Matt Thompson, “Wiz deals with Xmas mail load”, in Springfield News-Sun, Springfield, Oh.: Cox Enterprises, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 23:

     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.

   • 2011, Randall E. Auxier, Douglas R. Anderson, Bruce Springsteen and Philosophy: Darkness on the Edge of Truth‎^[1], Open Court, →ISBN, page 197:

     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.

2. (dated) Full of crumb or crumbs.

   Synonym: crumby

3. (dated) Soft, like the crumb of bread; not crusty.

crummy (plural crummies)

1. (informal, British Columbia and Northwestern US) A small van, bus, or railway car used to transport loggers or other resource workers to and from the worksite.
2. A cow with a crumpled horn.