cruddy

UK: /ˈkrʌdɪ/ US: (krud′ē)

Inflections of 'cruddy' (adj):

cruddier

adj comparative

cruddiest

adj superlative

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

crud•dy  (krud′ē), adj., -di•er, -di•est. [Slang.]

1. Slang Terms covered, encrusted, or saturated with dirt, grease, or other objectionable substance;
   filthy:
   It gets the cruddiest work clothes clean.
2. Slang Terms worthless or useless;
   inferior in quality;
   lousy:
   a cruddy, broken-down car.
3. Slang Terms extremely disagreeable in character;
   nasty;
   contemptible;
   low-down:
   Keep your cruddy remarks to yourself.

• crud + -y¹ 1945–50