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crumby

crumby

3.9
Covered in small loose crumbs from food
  • adjective
  • /ˈkrʌm.bi/
: cubierto de migas
  • The children left the kitchen floor crumby after their snack time.

Examples

  • He brushed the crumby sofa before sitting to avoid getting crumbs on his clothes.

  • After slicing the bread, the counter was left crumby and needed to be wiped down.

  • The table was crumby after lunch.

  • Can you clean up the crumby floor?

  • After the sandwich, there were crumby bits all over the table.

  • The crumby floor needed to be cleaned before the guests arrived.

  • She pulled out a crumby muffin from the bag, crumbs falling everywhere.

Synonyms

short
vscrumby
20 7.1

Having a crumbly, flaky texture like shortbread

refers to being covered with small loose pieces not caused by fat
crumbly
vscrumby
7 3.0

Easily breaks into small pieces when touched

is about being covered with small loose pieces rather than breaking
crumply
vscrumby
5.9

Having a crisp, crumbly texture that breaks easily

is about being covered with small loose pieces rather than crispness

Antonyms

clean
∞ 1.0

Free from dirt or harmful things

How Messy

filthy
183 1.5
messy
233 1.0
untidy
11 1.0
crumby
3.9
clean
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

crumby positive
crumblier comparative
crumbiest superlative

Morphology

crumby = crumb (transparent) = crumb + y

Formed from 'crumb' + '-y' meaning 'full of or covered with crumbs', which is directly inferable from the base.

Etymology

Crumby comes from the simple word crumb, a small bit of bread, plus the ending -y that means 'full of' or 'like'. So crumby literally means 'covered with small crumbs', which makes it easy to picture a sofa or counter with tiny bits of bread on it.