cruddy

Of poor quality

Cruddy means inferior, unpleasant, or of poor quality—a mild term of disapproval.

A cruddy apartment is run-down and uninviting.

A cruddy day went badly.

I feel cruddy means unwell or out of sorts.

The word carries less weight than stronger alternatives, making it suitable for casual complaint: What a cruddy movie.

shoddy

cheap

Low in price

low-quality · inferior · substandard · second-rate · tacky · defective · faulty · unreliable · lousy · crappy

dirty

grimy

Coated in stubborn dirt

mucky · soiled · unclean · smudged · stained · dingy · dusty · muddy · greasy · oily

rundown

dilapidated

Ruined through neglect

run-down · derelict · neglected · worn · tattered · seedy · decaying · crumbling · unmaintained · unkempt

Categories
Opposites
quality/value

cruddyexcellent

Of superior quality

great · wonderful · superb · fantastic · terrific

cleanliness/condition

cruddypristine

Pure and untouched

clean · spotless · immaculate · unsullied · unsoiled

Phrases
Family

crude, crud, crudely, crudeness, crudity, cruds, crudities, cruddier, cruddiest

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G