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- US Pronunciation
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- [kruhd-ee]
- /ˈkrʌd i/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kruhd-ee]
- /ˈkrʌd i/
Definitions of cruddy word
- adjective cruddy dirty or unpleasant 3
- adjective cruddy of poor quality; contemptible 3
- adjective cruddy covered, encrusted, or saturated with dirt, grease, or other objectionable substance; filthy: It gets the cruddiest work clothes clean. 1
- adjective cruddy worthless or useless; inferior in quality; lousy: a cruddy, broken-down car. 1
- adjective cruddy extremely disagreeable in character; nasty; contemptible; low-down: Keep your cruddy remarks to yourself. 1
- noun cruddy (slang) Full of crud. 1
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Origin of cruddy
First appearance:
before 1945 One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50; crud + -y1
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Parts of speech for Cruddy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cruddy popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
cruddy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cruddy
adj cruddy
- poor — having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare.
- dreadful — causing great dread, fear, or terror; terrible: a dreadful storm.
- atrocious — If you describe something as atrocious, you are emphasizing that its quality is very bad.
- cheap — Goods or services that are cheap cost less money than usual or than you expected.
- unacceptable — capable or worthy of being accepted.
Antonyms for cruddy
adj cruddy
- fortunate — having good fortune; receiving good from uncertain or unexpected sources; lucky: a fortunate young actor who got the lead in the play.
- lucky — having or marked by good luck; fortunate: That was my lucky day.
- pleasing — giving pleasure; agreeable; gratifying: a pleasing performance.
- wonderful — excellent; great; marvelous: We all had a wonderful weekend.
- ok — all right; proceeding normally; satisfactory or under control: Things are OK at the moment.
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