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crappy

adjective

  1. generally not very good
  2. unskilled at (something)
  3. anti-beneficial
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Pronunciation: /ˈkɹæpi/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Old Dutch krappender. Old French crappe Middle French crapebor. Middle English crappe English crap Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English crappy From crap + -y.

  1. Of very poor quality; unpleasant; distasteful.

    “That is such a crappy car.”

    “The referee just made a really crappy call.”

  2. Bad, sick, or depressed.

    “I'm feeling really crappy - I think I need some fresh air.”

  3. Covered in crap (faeces/feces).

    “Put the crappy diapers in the brown pail and the wet ones in the yellow pail.”