cruddy
/ˈkɹʌdi/
cruddy adjective: full of crud.
Adjective
cruddy (comparative cruddier, superlative cruddiest)
- Full of crud.
- Crummy, lousy, worthless.
- Because I didn't study for my test, I feel like I'm gonna make a pretty cruddy grade.
- Synonyms:
- low-grade, second-rate, two-bit, valueless, ass, bad, base, below par, bottom-shelf, BTEC
- Annoying, irritating.
- Some children's cartoons sure have cruddy theme songs.
- Synonyms:
- bothersome, irksome, vexatious, aggravating, aggy, annoying, wretched, displeasing, chagrining, douchetastic
- Coagulated.
- His cruell wounds with cruddy blood congeal'd.1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto V”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 29
Synonyms of cruddy
Forms of cruddy
| comparative | cruddier |
|---|---|
| superlative | cruddiest |
Origin of cruddy
From Middle English cruddi, equivalent to crud + -y.
Words formed from cruddy
Words that rhyme with cruddy
Questions about cruddy
- What does cruddy mean?
- Cruddy means full of crud.
- What part of speech is cruddy?
- Cruddy is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce cruddy?
- Cruddy is pronounced /ˈkɹʌdi/.
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