Word BookShort entry

Crappy

adjective/kɹˈæpi/

Definition

very bad

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈæpi/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹˈapi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹˈapi/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈæpi/.

Examples

a lousy play
it's a stinking world

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lousy stinking icky rotten shitty stinky

Parts of Speech

adjective

very bad

“a lousy play”

Word Forms

crap	noun	obscene words for unacceptable behavior
lousiness	noun	the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions
shit	noun	something of little value

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

beschissen

sehr schlecht

🇫🇷French

merdique

très mauvais

🇪🇸Spanish

de mierda

muy malo

🇮🇹Italian

schifoso

molto male

🇳🇱Dutch

waardeloos

heel slecht

🇵🇹Portuguese

péssimo

muito ruim

🇷🇺Russian

дрянной

очень плохо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गंदे

बहुत बुरा

🇧🇩Bengali

বাজে

খুব খারাপ

🇮🇳Tamil

முட்டாள்தனமான

மிகவும் மோசமானது

🇮🇳Telugu

చెత్త

చాలా చెడ్డది

🇮🇳Marathi

कुरूप

खूप वाईट

🇮🇳Gujarati

વાહિયાત

ખૂબ ખરાબ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ರೂರ

ತುಂಬಾ ಕೆಟ್ಟದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭ്രാന്തൻ

വളരെ മോശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੰਦੀ

ਬਹੁਤ ਬੁਰਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

گھٹیا

بہت برا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

蹩脚的

非常糟糕

🇯🇵Japanese

くだらない

とても悪い

🇰🇷Korean

지겨운

아주 나쁜

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dở tệ

rất tệ

🇹🇭Thai

เส็งเคร็ง

แย่มาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

jelek

sangat buruk

🇵🇭Filipino

baliw

napakasama

🇲🇾Malay

jelek

sangat teruk

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كربي

سيئة للغاية

🇮🇷Persian

تلخ

خیلی بد

🇹🇷Turkish

berbat

çok kötü

🇮🇱Hebrew

מחורבן

רע מאוד

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'crappy'?

The primary meaning of 'crappy' is 'very bad'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'crappy' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'crappy' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'crappy' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'crappy' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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