cruddy

adjective

Definition of cruddynext
1
as in lame
arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust her cruddy treatment of her now-destitute parents, who had put her through medical school

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2
as in filthy
not clean the refrigerator's cruddy shelves were a sign that the interior had never been cleaned

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cruddy
  1. lame
  2. filthy
  3. cheap
  4. dusty
  5. pitiful
  6. dirty
  7. muddy
  8. wretched
Adjective
  • As holidays go, however, Flag Day can feel a bit lame.
    — Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 June 2021
  • My 11-year-old loved watching the pups roll balls and play a giant floor piano, but for non-dog owners (guilty as charged), parts of the series—like dressing dogs in little hats and outfits for a Parisian fashion show—feel lame.
    — Tim Neville, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2020
Definition of lame
Adjective
  • Chicagoans will have no one to hold accountable at the ballot box when the buses don’t arrive and rail stations are filthy and crime-ridden.
    — Forrest Claypool, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The plastic waste China received was filthy, much of it too dirty to be cleaned, shredded, and turned into new plastic.
    — Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of filthy
Adjective
  • This data will more closely resemble real-world data than existing synthetic data, down to the molecular or sub-atomic level, while also being far cheaper and easier to produce.
    — Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Both sources heat faster and more evenly than charcoal, plus both fuels are cheaper.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
Definition of cheap
Adjective
  • On the outskirts of Lima, Peru, locals stumbled upon some dusty items in a vacant lot.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The doors also slide open to reveal an adjustable shelf with storage for anything from your dusty DVD collection to game night puzzles.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2025
Definition of dusty
Adjective
  • But the modern Democratic Party, rudderless and confused and reeling from a pitiful collective performance during Tuesday evening's presidential joint address to Congress, now confronts a fork in the road that's no joke.
    — Newsweek, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
  • In the director’s world, fathers are pitiful providers, mothers are blandly cheerful (while quietly suffering enormously), and the kids see far more than their parents do.
    — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
Definition of pitiful
Adjective
  • The scene will portray oil workers getting in their trucks and heading to work, thus a dirty vehicle is a must.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2025
  • To understand the increasing flow of dirty stormwater into the system, Miami Waterkeeper and Miami-Dade County put together an audit of the stormwater systems among different municipalities in 2022.
    — Courtney Heath, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
Definition of dirty
Adjective
  • The Ukrainian marine corps’ 34th, 39th and 40th Coastal Defense Brigades—new units largely equipped with light vehicles that are suitable for operations on muddy terrain—anchor Ukrainian defenses in Kherson.
    — David Axe, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Ask any gardener: Gardening shoes are a must for messy, wet, or muddy tasks in flower beds, chicken coops, vegetable gardens, or anywhere else your everyday shoes don’t stand a chance.
    — Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of muddy
Adjective
  • The longtime Red Sox pitcher and current NESN analyst unloaded on Devers after his wretched season-opening series against the Rangers.
    — Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
  • The ones who weren’t downright frauds were only cracked and wretched old women with delusions.
    — Charles Portis, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Definition of wretched
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