crumby

[kruhm-ee] / ˈkrʌm i /

ADJECTIVE

low

Synonyms

STRONGEST

rough

STRONG

base blue common degraded depraved gross mean menial offensive raw scurvy

WEAK

abject coarse contemptible crass dastardly despicable disgraceful dishonorable disreputable ignoble ill-bred inelegant miserable nasty obscene off-color rude scrubby scruffy servile sordid unbecoming uncouth undignified unrefined unworthy vile woebegone woeful wretched

Antonyms

STRONG

clean good kind moral nice noble polite sophisticated superior

WEAK

above cheerful decent elevated gay happy healthy high honest honorable increased prominent respectable rich strong tall upright well

Example Sentences

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The only problem with crumby chicken is the silent b.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 5, 2023

The baked fake, which is anything but crumby, has risen to the occasion at the Cake International show.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2023

I try again the next week, only for the resulting loaf to somehow be simultaneously stodgy and crumby.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2020

I start by frying fresh breadcrumbs in more oil than seems necessary, but it’s just enough to evenly infiltrate every nook and crumby cranny to fry it to maximum crispness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2019

"Cut 'em over the table, willya? I don't feel like walking on your crumby nails in my bare feet tonight."

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger

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