crumby
crumby Lexical Profile
crumby Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Dirty, unpleasant, or of very poor quality; inferior or worthless (more commonly spelled 'crummy').
"They spent the night in a crumby roadside motel with peeling wallpaper."
Full of, covered with, or easily breaking into small crumbs; soft like the inner part of bread.
"She wiped the crumby tablecloth clean after the children finished their toast."
Feeling slightly ill, unwell, or in low spirits (more commonly spelled 'crummy').
"He stayed home from work because he was feeling crumby after catching a cold."
Word Nuance & Usage
In modern usage, the literal sense ('full of crumbs') is typically spelled 'crumby', whereas the informal sense ('inferior, unpleasant, or unwell') is far more commonly spelled 'crummy'.
• Rhymes for crumby
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the 16th century from 'crumb' (from Old English 'cruma', meaning a small fragment of bread) plus the suffix '-y'. The informal negative sense arose in the mid-19th century, likely via British slang where 'crumbs' referred to body lice.