Definition of Crumby

1. Adjective. (alternative spelling of crummy) ¹

2. Adjective. Crumbly; inclined to break into crumbs. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Crumby

1. full of crumbs [adj CRUMBIER, CRUMBIEST]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crumby

crumbles
crumbless
crumblet
crumblier
crumbliest
crumblike
crumbliness
crumblinesses
crumbling
crumblingly
crumblings
crumbly
crumbs
crumbum
crumbums
crumby (current term)
crumcake
crumcakes
crumen
crumenal
crumenals
crumens
crumhorn
crumhorns
crummack
crummacks
crummie
crummier
crummies
crummiest

Literary usage of Crumby

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sprague's Illustrative Cases on the Law of Domestic Relations by William Cyrus Sprague, Sprague Correspondence School of Law (1897)
"After the filing of the bill, and before it was answered, the respondent Hilton crumby died, on, to wit, July 3, 1893, leaving a last ..."

2. The Old Merchants of New York City by Walter Barrett (1885)
"... had previously been in business under the firm of S. crumby & Draper. I have prepared a lengthy sketch of Mr. John ..."

3. Dramatic Opinions and Essays: With an Apology by Bernard Shaw (1907)
"They were just as capable as Madame Sans-Gene of calling a nose a snout or a certain sort of figure crumby; and between such literary solemnities as ..."

4. Trukese-English Dictionary =: Pwpwuken Tettenin Fóós, Chuuk-Ingenes by Ward Hunt Goodenough, Hiroshi Sugita (1980)
"(be)crumby, strewn with crumbs, grains, small seeds, etc. crumple »a-(unsp.): bend, fold, crumple. numi, ..."

5. Vital Records of Manchester, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 by Manchester (Mass.) (1903)
"Elizabeth, of Beverly, and Samuel B. crumby, int. June 9, 1839. George, and Mary Pearce, Jan. 14, 1766.* George, and Lucy Perry, July 13, 1767. ..."

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