English Explanatory Dictionary

crufty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Relating to or containing cruft.
  2. Poorly built and overly-complex, and unpleasant.
  3. Unrefined, dirty or worn.

Word forms

crufty cruftier cruftiest

Etymology

From cruft + -y. Arose after 1959, presumably mid-1960s. Perhaps influenced by cruddy, crusty.

Derived words

cruftiness
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