crummy C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈkrʌmi/ UK /ˈkrʌmi/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj of poor quality; shabby or unpleasant They stayed in a crummy motel off the highway. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · of poor quality; shabby or... shabbyshoddylousyinferiorworthlesscheaprotten ↔ Opposites excellentsuperbfirst-ratequality Word family Derived forms crummilycrumminess Related forms crumbcrumby Etymology AI details A variant of 'crumby' ('full of crumbs, like a crumb'), from 'crumb' (Old English 'cruma'); the slang 'inferior' sense developed in the 19th century. cruma Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # crummy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈkrʌmi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkrʌmi/ ## Meanings 1. of poor quality; shabby or unpleasant ## Examples - They stayed in a crummy motel off the highway. ## Synonyms - shabby - shoddy - lousy - inferior - worthless - cheap - rotten ## Antonyms - excellent - superb - first-rate - quality ## Derived Forms - crummily - crumminess ## Related Forms - crumb - crumby ## Roots and Affixes - Root: cruma ## Etymology A variant of 'crumby' ('full of crumbs, like a crumb'), from 'crumb' (Old English 'cruma'); the slang 'inferior' sense developed in the 19th century. ## AI Etymology Crummy is a variant of 'crumby' ('full of crumbs, like a crumb'), from 'crumb' (Old English 'cruma'); the slang 'inferior' sense developed in the 19th century. The etymological trail includes Old English cruma. As an adjective, crummy describes what is of poor quality; shabby or unpleasant. The same family is visible in derived forms such as crummily and crumminess and related forms such as crumb and crumby. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown