crummy
adjectivenounattested in dialogue
- //ˈkɹʌmi//
Bad; poor.
adjective
- 1
informalBad; poor.
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.
- 2
datedFull of crumb or crumbs.
- 3
datedSoft, like the crumb of bread; not crusty.
Etymology
Variant of crumby, mid 19th c.
noun
- 1
informalA 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.
Forms
- plural
- crummies
- comparative
- crummier
- superlative
- crummiest