cruddy
5
6.0
- adjective
- /ˈkrʌdi/
- Informal
- I don't want your work to be cruddy.
- looked cruddy
- cruddy places
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Examples
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It was a pretty cruddy thing to do, but you're right, it's not about that.
Blog text (26) -
This place looks totally cruddy.
Fiction book (1996) -
Yeah, it's a cruddy job.
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This place is totally cruddy.
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It's better to avoid the frustration of poor internet connection and cruddy iPhone maps and just bring a paper copy with you.
Blog text (4) -
The car can be in any condition: damaged, new, old, used, stinky, cruddy, rusty.
Blog text (25) -
It was cruddy and muddy, with thick green scum growing along its edges.
Fiction book (2000) -
Burt Wonderstone, the greatest magician in the world... ...sitting in this cruddy little apartment, eating slop.
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Joe's dark dungarees had that stiff, cruddy look that unwashed denim acquires, and so did mine.
Academic text (2009) -
The restaurant was so cruddy that we decided to leave without ordering.
Synonyms
421
4.1
Very bad or mean and not liked by people
204
1.0
Not tidy or clean, with things in the wrong place
191
1.0
Very bad and unpleasant to experience
187
7.5
Very bad or of low quality
115
1.5
Very dirty and covered with mud or dirt
56
6.7
Low quality and unpleasant
46
5.7
In very bad condition and of very poor quality
35
4.5
Not made well and likely to break or stop working
33
3.8
Very bad or of poor quality
30
6.5
Worn and dirty, in bad condition
27
7.0
Being very bad and of low quality
21
3.7
Covered in thick dirt that makes something look and feel dirty
19
4.6
Dark and dirty so it does not look bright
11
5.4
Looking worn and dirty from use
4
8.6
Dirty and unpleasant, like a place with sticky floors
2
8.4
Looks dirty and unpleasant, often like a shabby room or shop
2
9.2
An informal word used to say something is bad or low quality
2
5.6
Covered with a thin dirty film on the surface
1
9.9
Being dirty and unpleasant and of low quality
1
7.0
Poor quality and disappointing
1
8.4
Very bad and disappointing to experience
1
9.2
Poor in quality and not good enough
1
9.4
Containing a lot of useless or low-value material
1
8.2
Covered thickly with dark dirt or soot
1
7.7
Dirty and untidy in appearance
1
7.0
Cheap and poorly made
1
9.9
Dirty and messy, with things in the wrong places
1
9.3
Of very poor quality and not good
1
9.9
Feels unpleasant and gross, often sticky or smelly
Not very good in quality or condition
Old and in bad condition, it often stops working
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Morphology
Etymology
Cruddy comes from the informal word crud, which means 'dirt' or 'a nasty mess'. Think of old sneakers with sticky crud on them — they are 'cruddy', meaning dirty, unpleasant, or of poor quality.